Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine

From a small café to a lifeline

When the full-scale war broke out on 24 February 2022, Halyna Kosynska and Oleksandr (Alex) Yarema — who run Prosperity — turned their restaurant into one of the central donation hubs for humanitarian aid in the South-East of England.

150
twenty-tonne lorries of aid sent to Ukraine
22 t
delivered to Ternopil National Medical University
Daily
volunteers across Richmond and Twickenham
MP
Munira Wilson supported the work

As shelling damaged Ukrainian infrastructure and power stations, many cities were left without electricity, water and heating. Donations brought power generators, medical supplies, food, hygiene products and winter clothing to partner warehouses in Ukraine.

Journalists and partners documented how Twickenham rallied around Prosperity — the BBC and The New Arab told the story, and Ukrainian institutions received shipments coordinated from London.

The Prosperity Centre for Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine has now closed. Prosperity operates again as a restaurant and is no longer collecting donations.