The German Donation Council (Deutscher Spendenrat), one of the most important institutions for quality assurance and transparency in the donation system in the Federal Republic, had chosen Frankfurt Airport for its general meeting in 2021 for the first time: The council, based in Berlin, deliberately documented its proximity with the annual meeting on 23 and…
“Wings on Wheels”: Massive help from the Rhine-Main area for the flood victims
Several truck transports with drinking water, baby food, hygiene articles and cleaning agent to the flood area on the German Ahr River The relief bridge “Wings on Wheels – Help for flood victims”, built by the Frankfurt aid organization Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help (LOG), delivered urgently needed aids to the people in…
Romania: LOG alleviates need in children’s homes
Truck transport from Germany with urgently needed relief supplies to the small town of Buzias A large transport with urgently needed aids has just reached the children’s home of the Cristian Serban Foundation in the small Romanian town of Buzias. It was compiled by Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help e.V. (LOG). The humanitarian…
Ten years of joint aid missions worldwide
From Croatia to Haiti to Iraq, Cooperation between Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help and International Medical Corps has proven itself for a decade Ten years of joint aid missions worldwide From Croatia to Haiti to Iraq, Cooperation between Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help and International Medical Corps has proven itself for…
Further relief effort in Croatia´s earthquake regio
The earth in the Banija region southeast of Zagreb is not calming down: Croatia’s poorest region not far from the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina with the towns of Petrinja, Sisak and Glina was hit again by strong tremors. Red Cross, the International Medical Corps (IMC) and Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help e.V. (LOG) from…
At the beginning of the year, emergency aid for the earthquake victims in Croatia
Before the turn of the year into 2021, around 300 earthquakes shook the Banija region southeast of Zagreb not far from the border with Bosnia-Herzegovina. Several thousand people in this poorest part of Croatia are left with nothing. Houses and apartments in villages and small towns like Petrinja, Sisak and Glina were devastated. Seven residents…
Alleviate hardship: Help for the homeless at Frankfurt Airport
Homeless people around Frankfurt Airport are not forgotten, especially at Christmas time: Diakonie looks after the charity with the active support of the humanitarian aid organization Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help eV (LOG), which, with its headquarters in Cargo City South, has a particularly strong connection to Frankfurt Airport has. LOG has now…
Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help helps victims of the earthquake in Izmir
One week after the devastating earthquake in Izmir, Turkey, Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen / Wings of Help has airlifted relief supplies to the metropolis on the west coast of Turkey. 120,000 reusable masks that are produced in Munich, as well as other relief goods, still arrive in Izmir today. As a result of the earthquake, which…
Big relief campaign from Germany for refugees in Northern Iraq
The situation in the refugee camps in northern Iraq is getting worse every day. In addition to the urgent need for daily life, there is also the fight against the corona pandemic. Little known in Europe: Almost one million refugees eke out their existence in 30 camps in the autonomous region of Kurdistan. Among them…
A historic flight makes history again
One of the last great adventures in the history of aviation happened exactly ten years ago: A crew from Germany and the United States took off on August 20, 2010 in Minneapolis, USA, to fly over the North Atlantic to Frankfurt/Main. The aircraft: a 82-year-old amphibious type Sikorsky S-38. The twin-engine aircraft built in…