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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 21h

⚡️ Night shift on the frontline: MOAS evacuated a soldier with head & limb injuries from an artillery strike.
🚑 Continuous intensive care kept him stable. Safely delivered to hospital despite high risk.

#MOAS #MOASUkraine #SavingLives #MedicalEvacuation

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 23h

📊 Somalia’s Hunger Crisis: By the Numbers

✨ Every statistic is a call to action. Don’t scroll past.
Learn more: moas.eu/world-food-d...

#WorldFoodDay #MOAS #FoodSecurity #ChildNutrition #HumanitarianAid #SavingLives #GlobalSolidarity #Somalia

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 2d

Being prepared saves lives. 💪

From 2019–2024, MOAS trained refugees & host community volunteers in Cox’s Bazar, #Bangladesh, to respond to floods & fires, providing skills & equipment to act fast.

#IDDRR #MOAS #ResiliencePays #DRRday #CoxsBazar

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 2d

💛🌍 World Food Day 2025
In Somalia, drought, conflict & rising prices make food scarce, especially for children.
Since 2020, MOAS & partners have delivered life-saving therapeutic food. Lern more:
🔗 www.moas.eu/world-food-d...

#WorldFoodDay #MOAS #SavingLives

World Food Day 2025: Somalia’s Food Security Crisis - MOAS

This year’s World Food Day carries a special weight: it marks the 80th anniversary of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), ... Read more

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 6d

🇺🇦 “I just couldn’t leave.”

From volunteering to repairing war damage, Ukraine’s elderly carry history while shaping the present.
👉 These are their voices: www.moas.eu/i-just-could...

Stories provided by: foreignukraines.com

#Ukraine #ElderlyVoices #MOAS

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 9d

Valentina is 93 and survived the Holocaust. An 84-year-old was injured by a drone while repairing war damage.
This is what growing old looks like in war torn Ukraine.

Read their stories here 👉 www.moas.eu/i-just-could...

#Ukraine #ElderlyVoices #Resilience #HumanStories #MOAS

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 13d

💙 Humanitarian workers face crises daily, yet their own wellbeing often goes unseen.

➡️ Learn what needs to change for better mental health in aid work: www.moas.eu/turning-sile...

#MOAS #HumanitarianWork #MentalHealthMatters

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 14d

🌍👵👴 On #InternationalDayOfElderlyPersons, we remember the unique challenges older people face in war & crisis.

❤️ Let's work to reach everyone, ensuring no one is left behind.

#Humanity #Ukraine #HumanitarianAid

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 14d

⏳ 20 hours fighting to survive.

A defender struck by an FPV drone endured chest wounds, a traumatic amputation & constant fire before medics could reach him. After surgery, our #MOAS team evacuated him safely to advanced treatment. 💙💛

#SavingLives #MOASMissionUkraine

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 15d

From incredible life-saving interventions in Ukraine to transforming the future of migrants in Malta, MOAS keeps turning hope into action.
➡️ We're proud to share the results we've achieved this month.

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 16d

🚑 #MOAS surgeon Oleh Voloshyn has been awarded the prestigious Shalimov Medal for his tireless work saving lives on the frontline. A true example of courage & professionalism. 💙💛
#MOASMissionUkraine

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Half of humanitarian workers report psychological distress. How can we help the helpers?

Explore what must change to protect the mental health of those on the frontlines.
👉 www.moas.eu/turning-sile...

#MentalHealthMatters #HumanitarianAid #MOAS

Turning Silence into Support: Mental Wellbeing in Humanitarian Work - MOAS

The humanitarian sector in 2025 recognises a vital yet often unseen challenge: the mental health and wellbeing of humanitarian workers. Across conflict zones and refugee ... Read more

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 19d

💛💙 #FacesOfMOAS: Meet Serhii Shtepa

25+ years as a defensive driving instructor. He trains drivers by day, drives ambulances on the Ukrainian frontline by night, saving lives & sharing knowledge.

💬 “To teach and to save lives. That became my personal code of action.”

#MOAS #MOASMissionUkraine

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 20d

🐾 Little Husky Luna spent a few days with our MOAS Ukraine team, lifting spirits and bringing comfort to our frontline doctors. Hard to say goodbye, but her joy stayed with us. ❤️

#MOAS #MOASMissionUkraine #Ukraine #HuskyLove

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 Night call: a patient in clinical death needed urgent evacuation. #StoriesFromTheFrontline

MOAS medics resuscitated him, stabilised his condition, and continued intensive care en route to a military hospital.
Another life saved. ❤️‍🩹

#MOAS #MOASMissionUkraine #MedicalEvacuation #SavingLives

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 23d

🚨 How do we respond when funding diminishes but needs keep growing?
Compassion fatigue is rising and donor fatigue with it.

Read our blog to learn what we can do to counter this phenomenon: www.moas.eu/from-compass...

#MOAS #SocialImpact #Philanthropy

From Compassion to Competition: Funding Humanitarian Aid in 2025 - MOAS

The humanitarian aid landscape in 2025 faces unprecedented challenges due to increasing global needs and limited funding. More than 300 million people are expected to ... Read more

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 27d

🔴 Two defenders, two severe injuries, one chain of care. #StoriesFromTheFrontline

Frontline medics stabilized them, one with abdominal bleeding, the other with an open arm fracture.

🚑 Our #MOAS team evacuated both safely to advanced care. 💙💛

#MOASMissionUkraine #SavingLives

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 27d

👋🚨Stay connected with MOAS.
Sign up for our Bulletin to get updates on our missions, partner news, and the most important global humanitarian updates.
www.moas.eu/it/newslette...

#MOAS #Newsletter #HumanitarianAid #StayConnected #MigrationMatters

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · 29d

What does it mean to be a humanitarian in 2025? 💭

Our team shares their thoughts.
Follow MOAS to see how we put humanity into action every day.

#TogetherForHumanity #GlobalSolidarity #HumanitarianAid #MOAS

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · Sep 15

What if the things you believe about humanitarian work… are wrong?

We’re breaking down the myths that often get in the way of understanding what this work really means.
👉 Read more: www.moas.eu/myths-miscon...

#MOAS #HumanitarianWork #MythBusting #NGO

Myths & Misconceptions About Humanitarian Work Debunked - MOAS

Humanitarian work is often romanticised. The image of aid workers as tireless heroes, rushing into conflict zones to save lives, shapes media narratives and public ... Read more

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · Sep 12

💙💛 #FacesOfMOAS: Meet Anesthesiologist Mykola Antoniuk.
From ICU during COVID to the medical frontline in Ukraine, Mykola brings calm decisiveness & skill to every evacuation.
💬 “At MOAS we work at our limits, knowing the price of that effort is saved lives.”
#MOASMissionUkraine #SavingLives

MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · Sep 10

🚑 Two-stage evacuation:
In Sumy, #Ukraine, a defender with a major gunshot wound was stabilized, then evacuated by #MOAS in two stages. First to a local hospital, then 4.5 hrs to Kyiv under continuous monitoring.

Timely care saves lives. 💙💛

#MOASMissionUkraine #SavingLives

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · Sep 8

🚧 Roads blocked. 🏥 Clinics under fire. 🚑 Aid stuck while millions wait.

Discover the challenges of delivering help in war zones—and how MOAS and local partners keep saving lives against all odds. 💙

👉 www.moas.eu/why-aid-fail...

#HumanitarianAid #MOAS #HumanityFirst

Why Aid Fails In War Zones and What To Do About It - MOAS

A convoy of food is attacked on a road that was supposed to be safe. A child waits at a distribution point for food that ... Read more

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚑 Tortured. Gravely injured. Yet he survived.

After 3 days under drone strikes, a Ukrainian defender was rescued with devastating wounds. MOAS medics took over the longest leg of his evacuation, delivering him safely for surgery. Today, he’s recovering. 💙💛

#MOAS #SavingLives #Ukraine

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MOAS - Migrant Offshore Aid Station @moasglobal.bsky.social · Sep 1

Charity is not pity. It’s solidarity. 🌍

On #InternationalDayOfCharity, discover how MOAS is redefining charity in 2025 & how you can support our life-saving missions.

👉 [https://www.moas.eu/what-charity-means-to-moas-in-2025]

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