Humanitarian Impact and GivingTuesday
At MOAS, saving lives and reducing suffering is our mission. Responding to emerging crises internationally, our current operations support communities in Ukraine, Sudan, and Malta. MOAS work is only possible thanks to the support of people from all over the world who recognise the importance of solidarity against a globalisation of indifference. Powered by this culture of generosity, the GivingTuesday movement unites millions of givers worldwide: people, just like you, who change the world for the better by contributing with time, a donation, or spreading awareness.
Ukraine: Our Ambulances Save Lives from the Frontline
In February 2022, MOAS started operating in Ukraine to reduce morbidity and mortality. Our crews evacuate severely injured soldiers from the frontline to safer specialised hospitals, often located 6 to 8 hours away, through dangerous and rough roads. During the journey, on the ambulances, medics stabilise the patients’ conditions and provide life-saving medical treatment. Our vehicles are equipped like Intensive Care Units on wheels and enable our teams of 150 Ukrainian doctors, nurses, and drivers to complete up to 2,000 emergency evacuations per month.
Due to the staggering increase in drone strikes in the conflict, Ukrainian patients frequently suffer from multiple simultaneous severe injuries, rising infection rates, and heightened risk of sepsis. Therefore, emergency evacuations and immediate treatment are urgently needed on the frontline. Providing life-saving medical assistance in crisis situations is MOAS unique expertise, built on years of international humanitarian operations that started in the Central Mediterranean over a decade ago.
Every day, our crews face the dangers of drone attacks. Russia directly targets Ukraine’s healthcare staff and facilities. 20% of the 3,205 deliberate attacks against healthcare occurred since 2023 hit ambulances and ⅓ of them had casualties. Medical transport is one of the professional activities with the highest injury and death risks, exposing medical staff to physical hazards and long-term psychological strain.
Despite these challenges, MOAS crews have so far evacuated over 84,700 critically injured patients, with a near-zero mortality rate on board our ambulances.
Sudan: Our Food Aid Deliveries Help Reducing Childhood Malnutrition
In Sudan, MOAS delivers nutritional aid to communities stricken by food insecurity. Since 2023, we have supplied 52 tonnes of therapeutic food, ready-to-consume sachets of sweet-flavoured paste with a high density of nutrients and energy. These products are fundamental to treat severe childhood malnutrition and crucially needed in Sudan.
As of October 2026 estimates, acute food insecurity affects 41% of the Sudanese population, 19.5 million people, while more than 825,000 children are in conditions of severe acute malnutrition. Presently, Sudan faces the gravest humanitarian catastrophe worldwide. 8.6 million people are internally displaced. El-Niño-induced droughts are depleting food stocks and worsening famine. An armed conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) escalated in 2023 and has most recently intensified with surging drone strikes that injure and kill civilians, including children, vulnerable people and aid workers.
In this compound crisis context, MOAS delivers to Sudan therapeutic food in cooperation with partners such as Edesia Nutrition, Adra, UNHCR, and Action Medeor. These activities build upon our past efforts in Yemen and Somalia, where MOAS carried out similar famine-relief operations between 2019 and 2024.
Malta: Our Projects Promote Inclusion and Intercultural Exchange
Next to our efforts internationally, MOAS is also actively involved in the local community of Malta. In 2024, MOAS built a multifunctional learning facility in Hal Far Hangar Open Centre (HOC) equipped with computers, books and learning tools. In this space, the residents of the Hal Far centres can participate in cultural, social, professional and personal development activities organised by MOAS and other local NGOs. Currently, MOAS volunteers run an afternoon homework club for children in HOC and HFO twice a week, support English language teaching sessions, and organise additional thematic activities to create an inclusive community and welcoming environment where to learn, socialise and have fun together.
Moreover, MOAS hosts monthly intercultural cooking workshops in collaboration with Migrant Women Association in Malta and is funded by the Voluntary Organization Project Scheme (VOPS). Through food and shared experiences, this project bridges different cultures, embraces and empowers diversity, and promotes social inclusion in the local multicultural society.
GivingTuesday: You Can Contribute!
Humanitarian impact requires collective effort. International organisations like MOAS cannot work alone. The support of a global community driven by radical generosity is essential, and YOU can be part of it! Since 2012, the GivingTuesday campaign has promoted the culture of solidarity and awareness of the humanitarian impact that each of us can have, even with a small contribution. Started in the United States, this movement has expanded worldwide and now engages millions of people and hundreds of communities from over 110 countries. Also small donations can create meaningful change, and contributing with your time through volunteering counts too!
Donating to MOAS can reduce human suffering and save lives in crisis-stricken communities across Ukraine and Sudan and strengthen inclusion and harmony in Malta’s intercultural community.
Get involved. Fight indifference. Join us and the Giving Tuesday global community, to build a more generous, inclusive, humane and prosperous society worldwide!
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