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The volunteers from the ISHR Wittlich working group were in high spirits after loading the 600th aid consignment. Photo: ISHR<\/p><\/div>\n

ISHR Wittlich\u2019s 600th aid convoy: help from person to person<\/h1>\n

Wittlich, 3 July 2026 \u2013 The Wittlich branch of the International Society for Human Rights (ISHR) has reached a special milestone with the loading of its 600th humanitarian aid consignment. Numerous guests from the worlds of politics, civil society and the media, as well as long-standing partners and many members of the public, accepted the invitation to come together and mark this extraordinary anniversary.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery aid delivery is a sign of hope for people facing difficult circumstances. Today\u2019s 600th consignment shows what can be achieved through voluntary commitment, trust and cooperation over many years,\u201d emphasised Carmen Jondral-Schuler, head of the IGFM Wittlich working group, and thanked the founder, Katrin Bornm\u00fcller, whose courage, persuasiveness and tireless dedication laid the foundations for this milestone.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For more than four decades, the volunteers of the ISHR Wittlich Working Group have been supporting people in need. The 600th aid convoy represents not only an impressive figure, but above all a tangible demonstration of solidarity, humanity and practical assistance across national borders. The event gave guests the opportunity to experience the preparations for an aid convoy at first hand and to chat with the volunteers. Many visitors were impressed by the long-standing commitment and the large number of volunteers who devote their time and energy to humanitarian aid.
\nAcknowledgements from the political sphere and civil society<\/strong><\/p>\n

The overwhelming response from the political sphere and wider society was particularly heartening. Representatives from various institutions and organisations paid tribute to the ISHR\u2019s ongoing work and thanked the volunteers for their tireless commitment to human rights and humanitarian aid. Special thanks were also extended to the numerous donors and long-standing partners, whose support makes these aid convoys possible in the first place. Many of them have been supporting the work of ISHR Wittlich for years or even decades, thereby making a vital contribution to helping people in need.
\nHumanitarian aid from the ISHR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since its foundation in 1972, the ISHR has supported political prisoners, those persecuted for political or religious reasons, and their families with tens of thousands of parcels. Convoys were first deployed in the early 1980s to support the \u201cSolidarnosc\u201d freedom movement in Poland. Since then, the ISHR has used hundreds of lorries and carried out humanitarian aid missions on the ground in South-Eastern and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, North and Central Africa, and Central and South America to support people who, for political or religious reasons, could expect little or no state assistance.<\/p>\n

A cheerful atmosphere during loading and at the award ceremony<\/h4>\n\n\t\t