The Kingdom of the Netherlands has been one of Ukraine’s most active partners since the first days of the full-scale invasion. The Trostyanets community has always felt strong support from friends, volunteers and partners from the Netherlands, who deliver humanitarian cargo to Trostyanets and help in the restoration of infrastructure, medicine, energy independence and the implementation of social projects.
On August 19, 2026, a truck with humanitarian cargo from the Netherlands arrived to Trostyanets from the charitable organization “Stichting Hope4Ukraine” (Foundation “Hope for Ukraine”). Having overcome three thousand kilometers at the wheel, the humanitarian cargo was delivered in its own truck by a representative of this organization, Scheepsma Wybren Iko, together with his wife, Brandsma Janke.
This married couple has been supporting Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war, having made 12 trips to the front-line regions.
“We learned about Trostianets from our friend, journalist Patrick Haar, who covers the activities of our organization in the columns of newspapers”, – says Scheepsma Wybren Iko. “This is our second visit to your city. Just like Patrick, we root for Ukraine and sympathize with everyone who suffers because of the war. Trostianets pleasantly surprised with sincere, open people and charming nature”.
The benefactors delivered to Trostyanets two powerful generators, long-term storage products (cookies, drinks, instant food in airtight packaging), and medical supplies.
It is worth noting that the truck was filled with humanitarian cargo, which was intended not only for our community, but also for the front-line communities of southern Ukraine. So our Dutch friends set off further, receiving as a souvenir, along with words of gratitude, Ukrainian amulets, made by the teachers and club members of the Palace of Children and Youth.
On behalf of all residents of the community, the secretary of the city council, Nataliya Kovaleva, expressed sincere gratitude to the Dutch charitable organization “Stichting Hope4Ukraine” and its participants, Scheepsma Wybren Iko and Brandsma Janke spouses, as well as a long-time friend of our community, volunteer and military journalist Patrick Haar.
Thank you, dear partners, for your concern, commitment to common values, and significant personal contribution to achieving our victory and restoring peace!
What is Hope4Ukraine?
We are a registered charity that:
- organizes transports of relief goods to Ukraine;
- organizes recovery trips for volunteers to Ukraine;
- provides food in the villages along the front line.
We are a Christian foundation with the Word of God as the basis for our policy and activities. We are focused on bringing restoration to Ukraine. We believe in recovery and want to actively dedicate ourselves to it. We contribute to recovery through our main activities, which consist of: recovery trips, aid transports, and spiritual recovery.
Contact details
Address:
Meester PJ Troelstraweg 147a
8919 AA Leeuwarden
Telephone
+31 (0)6 427 19 159
Email
[email protected]
Bank details
NL32TRIO0320595811
