The Ramboll Foundation donates 1 million DKK to humanitarian aid efforts

On the last board meeting of 2023, the Ramboll Foundation decided to donate 1 million DKK in total to humanitarian aid efforts by UNHCR and Doctors Without Borders in areas of current conflict and humanitarian crises.

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500,000 DKK will therefore be donated to Doctors Without Borders in support of their medical aid efforts to people who are caught up in war and conflict. Currently, Doctors Without Borders are working hard to secure medical aid and access to medicine in Palestine.

Ramboll employee and marine engineer, Kasper Wolthers, is a board member of MSF Denmark and has been deployed with Doctors Without Borders several times. “Besides crucial support for medical treatment and equipment, MSF also supports with construction of medical infrastructure as well as water distribution points,” explains Kasper Wolthers. “The donation by the Ramboll Foundation will really make a difference to those who need it most”.

The donation by the Ramboll Foundation will really make a difference to those who need it most.

Kasper Wolthers

Marine Engineer at Ramboll and Board Member at MSF Denmark

500,000 DKK will furthermore be donated to UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in support of their efforts to protect the rights and build a better future for people forced to flee their homes because of conflict and persecution. The donation will benefit war-affected people in Ukraine and the neighbouring countries. Currently, UNHCR is heavily present in Ukraine and the surrounding countries, supporting displaced people with warm clothes, shelter, and cash assistance.

Please see here, if you wish to read more about what the Foundation supports.

UNHCR Protection Officer Akiko Tsujisaw speaks with Vitali, 22, as she surveys the destruction at his mother's family’s home in a village near Tomashpil, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, following a missile attack in October 2022.

Vitali was at home that morning, and only remembers the sound of an enormous explosion and a flash of bright light. The window blinds and glass came crashing in on top of him.

Rushing outside, he was met by neighbours who had equally been impacted by the blast. His grandmother’s house, across the street from that of his parents’ was destroyed. “The sight was shocking, we couldn’t really understand what had happened,” he says.

His grandmother had passed away some years earlier, and his parents had planned to move into her house, leaving Vitali and his brother to stay in the family home. His mother Helena had just left his grandmother’s house some five minutes earlier, narrowly missing the attack. ; In a village on the outskirts of Tomashpil, Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, the local community is pulling together to recover after missile attacks. An attack in late October 2022, left several houses badly damaged, with one house destroyed. UNHCR was able to support some households to replace doors and windows, which ensured they were able to keep the cold out during the winter months and stay in their homes. The village has also welcomed some 100 internally displaced people who have found safety in the neighbourhood.

In 2023, UNHCR Ukraine plans to provide 720,000 people with shelter support, including long-term, transitional and emergency shelter. — UNHCR in Ukraine

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Søren Staugaard Nielsen
Managing Director, Ramboll Foundation
+45 51 61 78 86