#ProtectTheVulnerable

 

Are you a Spinal Cord Injured person in need of face masks for your helpers to protect you from the coronavirus?

ESCIF is planning to make sufficient masks available to you through its 32 national member organisations in 28 European countries.

Register now!

What is this all about?

People with a high Spinal Cord Injury (tetraplegic/quadriplegic) in need of daily care or assistance are in the high risk category in relation to the Coronavirus, with reduced immune system and/or respiratory issues.

ESCIF is specifically aiming to help these people by providing the households of this critical group of SCI with a quantity of medical grade face masks for their carers, assistants and therapists over the coming months.* The masks will be made available for free to this vulnerable group by ESCIF’s 32 national member organisations in 28 European countries. Please help to ensure these particularly vulnerable people receive this and any other available, potentially lifesaving, PPE.

No vulnerable group of people should be forced to choose between their safety and the need to access essential care, a situation we want your help in resolving as quickly as possible!

How does this work?

You can register to receive a box of 50 masks from your national Spinal Cord Injury
organisation. All you have to do is fill out the online form on this page, confirm that you qualify for the help and send it off.

With its 32 national organisations in 28 countries in place, the ESCIF has a well-connected infrastructure to ensure that particularly vulnerable people receive these face masks.*

*subject to availability

1.200.000

masks reserved when funds become available

828.350

masks packed and ready to send to member organisations

825.245

masks received by the SCI

About ESCIF

The European Spinal Cord Injured Federation (ESCIF) is the European umbrella organisation for the national Spinal Cord Injured Associations. ESCIF represents 32 national organisations from 28 European countries with a total SCI community of more than 350.000 Spinal Cord Injured people.

The targets of the European Spinal Cord Injured Federation are:

  • Exchange of information, experience and knowledge
  • Establishing and promoting best practice
  • The creation of a unified voice for the SCI in Europe

Further information:  www.escif.org

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Who is helping?

This crucial help has only been made possible by the generous support of a broad alliance of sponsors, supporters and SCI organisations in Europe!

Main Sponsor

Financial support

Logistic support

Masks and financial support

Masks

Masks

Financial and logistic support

Financial support

Financial support

Financial support

Financial support

Logistic support

Logistic support

Logistic support

Project management support

Web and social media support

Media support

Financial and project management support

Procurement

Financial support

National sponsor Germany

National sponsor UK

How do you register for masks?

You can register with your national SCI association to receive a free box of 50 masks for your helpers. All you have to do is find your organisation in the list below, contact them and confirm that you qualify for the help.

Select your country to get contact information:

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The Albanian Spinal Cord Injuries Association (ALSCIA)
Rruga: Ali Visha, Pall 3, Shkalla 5, Ap 1
1001 Tirane
Albania
Telephone: +355 (0) 695 758 533
Website: www.sci.al
Verband der Querschnittgelähmten Österreichs - VQÖ
Sahulkastrasse 3/Stg9/R10
1100 Wien
Austria
Telephone: +43 1 616 86 78
Fax: +43 1 616 86 78
Website: www.vqo.at
Piekernie VZW
Corneel Heymanslaan – 0K7
9000 Gent
Belgium
Telephone: +32 9 357 46 46
Unija paraplegicara i oboljelih od djecije paralize BiH
Ulica Zmaja od Bosne 78
71000 Sarajevo
Bosnia Herzegovina
Telephone: 033/710-445
Fax: 033/710-446
Hrvatske udruge paraplegičara i tetraplegičara
Varicakova ulica 20
HR-10010 Novi Zagreb - Slobostina
Croatia
Telephone: +385 1 38 31 195
Fax: +385 1 36 48 582
Website: www.hupt.hr
Cyprus paraplegics organization
28th October street 20
Nicosia 2012
Cyprus
Telephone: +357 22496494
ParaCENTRUM Fenix z.s.
Netroufalky 787/3
625 00 Brno
Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 547 210 382
Mobil: +420 733 589 567
 
Česká asociace paraplegiků - CZEPA
Dygrýnova 816/8
198 00 Praha 14 - Černý Most
Czech Republic
Telephone: +420 775 980 952
RYK - Rygmarvsskadede i Danmark
Dansk Handicap Forbund
Blekinge Boulevard 2
DK-2630 Taastrup
Telephone: +45 39 61 61 31
Website: www.ryk.dk
 
UlykkesPatientForeningen
Fjeldhammervej 8
2610 Rødovre
Danmark
Telephone: +45 36 73 90 00
The Spinal Injuries Association
SIA House
2 Trueman Place, Oldbrook, Milton Keynes
MK6 2HH
Freephone Helpline: 0800 980 0501
Telephone: 0845 678 6633
Fax: 0845 070 6911
The Finnish Association of People with Physical disabilities
Terhi Jussilan
Mannerheimintie 107
00280 Helsinki, FINLAND
Telephone: +358 44 765 0522
 
The Finnish Association of Spinal Cord Injured Akson
Maarika Halonen
Nordenskiöldinkatu 18 B
00250 HELSINKI, FINLAND
Telephone: +35850 371 5400
FGQ
Fördergemeinschaft der Querschnittgelähmten in Deutschland e.V.
Neurott 20
74931 Lobbach
Germany
Telephone: 0049 6226 - 960 211
Fax: 0049 6226 - 960 2515
Website: www.fgq.de
PASPA MTH
PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION OF PARAPLEGICS ANNEX OF MACEDONIA - THRACE
Marinou Sigala 9
Thessaloniki & 54248
HELLAS - GREECE
Telephone: 003023103102101
Spinal Injuries Ireland
NRH
Rochestown Ave
Dún Laoghaire
Co. Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Telephone: 01 2355317
FAIP - Federazione Associazioni Italiane Para-tetraplegic
via Giuseppe Cerbara, 20
I-00147 - Roma
Italia
Telephone: +39 06/5122666,+39 06/51602126
Fax: +39 06/5130517,+39 06/51883253
Lithuanian Paraplegic Association
Striūnos 9
54050 Kauno r. Panevėžiukas
Lithuania
Telephone: +370 37 56 22 73
Fax: +370 37 56 22 73
Website: www.lpa.lt
Dwarslaesie Organisatie Nederland
Postbus 6124
9702 HC Groningen
Netherlands
Telephone: +31 900 202 12 29
Landsforeningen for Ryggmargsskadde (LARS)
Schweigaardsgt. 12
Postboks 9217 Grønland
0134 Oslo, Norway
Telephone: + 47 24 10 24 00
Website: www.lars.no
Associação Portuguesa de Deficientes
Largo do Rato, 1B
1250-185 Lisboa
Portugal
Telephone: +351 213 88 9883/4
Fax: +351 213 88 11 12
ROSCoS
Emergency Hospital Bagdasar-Arseni
bld 12 Berceni
Bucharest
Telephone: +4021 / 3343025(67)/1001
Fax: 004021 / 3343042
Website: www.risci.ro
Spinal Injuries Scotland
Festival Business Centre
150 Brand Street
Glasgow
G51 1DH
Freephone Helpline: 0800 0132 305
Telephone: 0141 427 7686
Fax: 0141 427 9258
Savez paraplegičara i kvadriplegičara Srbije (SPIKS)
Milentija Popovića 1 lokal 2
11 000 Beograd
Serbia
Telephone: +381 11-22-88-436
Fax: +381 11-22-88-436
Federacion Nacional ASPAYM
Finca de la Peraleda s/n Planta 0
45071 Toledo
España
Website: aspaym.org
 
Fundación del Lesionado Medular
Cº de Valderribas 115
28038 Madrid
Spain
Telephone: +34 91 777 55 44
Fax: +34 91 477 61 82
Paraplegické motivačné centrum
Sládkovičova 1
Kováčová 962 37
Slovakia
Telephone: + 421 911 770621
Paraplegics Association of Slovenia
Štihova 14
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Telephone: +386 1 432 71 38
Fax: +386 1 432 72 52
RTP
Vintergatan 2
172 69 Sundbyberg
Sweden
Telephone: +46 8 629 27 80
Fax: +46 8 28 15 60
Website: www.rtp.se
Schweizer Paraplegiker-Vereinigung
Kantonsstrasse 40
6207 Nottwil
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 41 939 54 00
Fax: +41 41 939 54 09
Email: spv@spv.ch
Website: www.spv.ch
Turkish Spinal Cord Injury Association
Türkiye Omurilik Felçlileri Derneği
Ataköy 7-8-9-10 Mahallesi
PK:34158
Bakırköy/İstanbul
Telephone: +90 212 661 16 61, + 90 538 368 15 51
Fax: +90 212 661 88 32
Website: tofd.org.tr/
AGAPE
st. Pedagogichna 14
Boratin village
Volyn region
45605
Ukraine
Telephone: +38 050 602 45 13

What can you do to help?

You can help to raise awareness of this project and the ESCIF Help Alliance by posting a picture or a video of you and your care team on social media!

Don’t forget to visit and like our ESCIF facebook campaign and tag us @escif_help_alliance using #protectthevulnerable when you post your photos on Instagram!

ESCIF

c/o Swiss Paraplegic Association
Kantonsstrasse 40
6207 Nottwil
Switzerland
Tel. +41 (0)41 939 54 03
E-Mail: secretary@escif.org
www.escif.org

Media Contact:

Kevin Schultes
Tel. +49 175 1768313
helpalliance@escif.org

Funding:

Stefan Jorlev
Tel. +45 26 795096
stefan.jorlev@escif.org

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SUPPORT HELP ALLIANCE
Please help us to further expand this important aid project!
I am happy to discuss your kind support at your convenience via mail or telephone.
Stefan Opresnik Jorlev
President
The European Spinal Cord Injury Federation
Tel. +45 26795096