Dear Friends of Spare a Rose,
In light of the war against Ukraine, in support of People with Diabetes of Ukraine, and to provide guidance to members of the global diabetes community wanting to help, Spare a Rose is launching Spare a Rose for Ukraine!
Spare a Rose for Ukraine will run throughout March, with all donations earmarked to support people with diabetes in and out of Ukraine. Donations will be directed to Insulin for Life, a registered charity with over two decades of experience providing insulin and diabetes supplies to under-resourced countries, and responding to emergencies. Their international consortium and network in Europe, with partners in Ukraine and neighboring countries, has supplies ready to go if and when and where needed.
If you want to help, please consider donating to Spare a Rose for Ukraine!
The Spare a Rose for Ukraine initiative has been endorsed by the IDF European Region (IDF Europe).
We call upon corporate partners to match community donations to Spare a Rose for Ukraine!
As a first corporate partner to respond to this call, Medtronic has pledged to match community donations up to US$50,000. Thank you! We hope others will follow their lead in the days to come.
What is Spare a Rose?
Initiated by a group from the Diabetes Online Community, Spare a Rose raises money to help people living with diabetes in under resourced countries obtain life saving insulin and diabetes care supplies.
Spare a Rose attracts many smaller donations which, together equal thousands of dollars, showing the impact even the smallest donation can have.
Why Insulin for Life?
Diabetes is a global problem with over three quarters of people with diabetes now living in low and middle income countries, many of whom struggle to afford or access insulin and other diabetes supplies and care. For this reason, Insulin for Life contributes to international efforts to improve the availability of insulin and other essential supplies to poor people with diabetes in need.
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