MAD-Aid Opens New HQ in East Cowes
MAD-Aid, the Isle of Wight’s only medical aids collection and redistribution charity, is excited to announce the opening of its new headquarters on York Avenue, East Cowes, on 22nd of March. MAD-Aid provides a unique service — we take redundant / out-of-date medical equipment that the NHS cannot use anymore, reconditions where necessary, and […]
Deliver 200 UK Wheelchairs to Moldovan Youth
There are 1000s of children who rarely see the sky, homebound, for the mere lack of a wheelchair. With your help, we can, for GBP26 / USD36 a child, equip 200+ poor Moldovan youth with refurbished UK wheelchairs, giving them mobility, social inclusion, and access to education. The project is win-win: for the UK healthcare […]
Get MAD!
GET MAD! The Life and Times of a Mad Woman By Victoria Dunford, BEM Get MAD! – SOLD FIRST BOOK FOR £250! GET MAD! is a book to mark the 5-year anniversary of MAD-Aid, the organization based on Isle of Wight that has transformed the lives of thousands of people in Moldova, Romania, […]
Be Inspired!
MAD-Aid started in 2012 with a MAD Moldovan woman living in the United Kingdom. That is as in MAD – passionate – about giving back to her country of origin. MAD-Aid has been able to flourish only with support of many people who care – trustees and supporters – and has aimed to involve […]
Happy New Year from all of us at MAD-Aid!
2016 has been a challenging year globally, and for us too. Despite the challenges, we’ve carried on Making a Difference to the people in Moldova that we support. Here are some of the things we achieved in 2016 We sent three trucks full of Aid and delivered their contents to the local hospital in Riscani, […]
Update for MAD-Aid program – Phoenix Centre
Has been a long time since we came with any updates – How are we doing? How are the children at Phoenix doing? Well, MAD-Aid has been very busy alongside its partners for last year: Recycling and delivering wheelchairs Running Phoenix Centre that provided so much needed services for disabled children Becoming a […]
HM British Ambasador running for Phoenix Centre
Ambassador Words: On Sunday 17 April I ran the 10.5 km race as part of this year’s Chisinau marathon. My target was to complete the course in less than one hour. It was closer than I expected – 59 mins and 59 seconds! It’s a good job I sprinted at the end! Running for the […]
Happy New Year
What A year has been for MAD-Aid and for each of us involved in it! As Nelson Mandala says, “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead”. What […]
Quote Post
“Giving is not just about making a donation. It is about Making a Difference.” Kathy calvin
Wheelchairs in motion!
Things can move fast sometimes. We were contacted by our transport company on 30th October. “We have an empty lorry” they said. “Can we take a load for you?” We negotiated a great deal, and a consignment of wheelchairs was shipped off on 1 November! Over one hundred and fifty wheelchairs are now in Moldova […]