Get Involved

The Yorkshire Aid Convoy relies solely on volunteers to carry out our work. There are many ways in which you can help us including:

Donating Goods

Perhaps you know or own a business that manufactures the type of goods so urgently required in Romania and The Ukraine that would be willing to donate items for our aid missions? Or maybe you have clothing and shoes at home that you would like to see going to good use?

Even businesses that are upgrading their facilities might have perfectly serviceable equipment that they no longer need that would be gratefully received in Romania or The Ukraine. A recent example of this was when the Spire Hospital in Leeds upgraded their operating theatres, donating their ‘old’ equipment to make a world of difference to the extremely basic facilities in a Romanian hospital.

If you have anything, however big or however small, that you would like to go to a good home, please contact us today to discuss how we can get it to somebody that really needs it.

Raising Funds

Financial contributions to help us support and further our work are always most gratefully received. Even though all the goods we take have been generously donated, each mission costs many thousands of pounds in truck rental and fuel, with all our drivers paying their accommodation and food costs out of their own pocket. With more money, we can visit these countries more often, deliver more aid, and make more of a difference.

If you would like to make a financial donation, or organise a fundraising event to support The Yorkshire Aid Convoy, please get in touch.

Remember that when you give to The Yorkshire Aid Convoy, every penny goes directly to where it is needed – we have no overheads or staffing costs thanks to our volunteers.

Please click here for information on how to donate

Giving Your Time

We also need help with collecting goods, bringing them to the central storage point and packing the lorries prior to departure.

What our volunteers say about being a part of The Yorkshire Aid Convoy:

“In 2022 we decided to donate our mobile classroom and started looking for a charity. After a few hours of research we came across the amazing team at Yorkshire Aid Convoy. Having met Mark Murphy, the founder of the charity we knew we wanted to be involved. We were honoured to be asked to join the next humanitarian aid convoy and take our mobile classroom to the Ukraine. On 28th April 2022 myself and my fellow trainer and brother Richard joined 7 other trucks and 14 volunteers to travel across Europe to deliver 120 tons of vital aid into Ukraine. What I didn’t know then, was this was to be the first of many trips that I would make. This first trip was an amazing experience, with amazing people. A team of selfless people working together with one common goal – to change peoples lives for the better. This is the reason I continue to help and support Yorkshire Aid Convoy, because what they do matters. It makes a difference and we will do whatever we can to support that going forwards."

Dave Wood – Director, Training and Testing Services