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…
Back from Aid Operations to the Bahamas
The corona disaster with all its huge imponderables and the impact it has on daily life causes everyone to rethink their own situation: Where am I today, what are my risks, how well am I actually protected? An understandable attitude, not only of people in Europe shaken by Corona, but also in other regions of…
Aid deliveries for children’s homes in Romania
Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen e.V. / Wings of Help brings clothes, food and toys to Buzias and Timisoara Romania is home to the poorest children in Europe. Also there, Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen e.V. / Wings of Help e.V. is committed and has been supporting children’s homes and orphanages in Buzias and the big city of Timisoara…
From diapers to 6,000 baby pacifiers: German truck with tools for Greece
Medium-sized companies from the Rhine-Main area are involved with Wings of Help / Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen e.V. for the Camp Skaramagas near Athens Support for people in need in Greece has developed into a long-term project for Wings of Help / Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen e.V. In the past five years, the Frankfurt aid organization has…
Before hard winter: warming help against the cold
A truck from Luftfahrt ohne Grenzen e.V. / Wings of Help is leaving Frankfurt with aid for refugees on the Greek islands and the mainland Concern about the migrants from the Middle East on the Aegean islands and the Greek mainland is growing day by day with the onset of winter: For months, more and…