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The humanitarian crises in Ukraine and Yemen are growing worse, but you can help save lives and today, we tell you how. This is Humanitarian Headlines - a weekly feature of Saint Martin’s Cloak that focuses on stories that the world is not giving enough attention to, and ways that you can help - in 15 minutes or less. 

As always, our coverage will center real people and ways that you can help them. Today we discuss Ukraine and Yemen. We also highlight groups you can support to take direct action and help make a difference.

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you. 

NGOs mentioned:

Ukraine: Come Back Alive, Ukrainian Patriot, Bake for Ukraine, Good Bread for Good People, Kids of Ukraine

Yemen: Islamic Relief , Save the Children, War Child

Reach out to us @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

Article on fuel shortage in Yemen - here

Article on Houthi chemical weapons use in Yemen - here

Article on Oleshky ceasefire - https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-who-fled-oleshky-views-us-brokered-ceasefire-with-deep-scepticism-2026-10-26/

Article on recent Russian attacks - https://kyivindependent.com/russian-attacks-across-ukraine-kill-27-injure-128-over-past-day-as-horrific-attack-strikes-dnipro-train-station/

This episode is a list of resources from our interview with #AfghanEvac founder Shawn VanDiver that you can use if you are an Afghan being targeted by ICE, or if you are a concerned American citizen who wants to help. Links for all resources are in the description. Check out our full length interview with Shawn for more information, and share this episode with anyone who needs it.

"Promises Aren't Temporary."

Shawn VanDiver is the president and founder of #AfghanEvac and a U.S. Navy veteran. Shawn and his teammates at #AfghanEvac are holding the U.S. government accountable for its own word to protect our Afghan allies. Saint Martin’s Cloak is proud to support that mission. 

To report the detention of your Afghan family member by ICE or other authorities, click here

If you are an Afghan and want to request a Battle Buddy for your court date or immigration appointment, click here

To search for a free immigration attorney, google “pro bono immigration attorney” followed by the name of your city

To sign up for the Battle Buddy Program, click here

To donate and keep the mission of #AfghanEvac going, click here

To learn how to contact your member of congress, click here

To learn more about the policy decisions impacting our Afghan allies, click here

America made a promise to the Afghan people, and the thing about promises is that they don’t expire. Hundreds of thousands of brave Afghans risked their lives for two decades to help American troops, diplomats, humanitarians and frontline civilians in Afghanistan, because they believed in that promise and they believed in the American dream. Here’s the reality in 2026 - under the direction of the Trump administration, ICE is targeting Afghan refugees and their families in American streets. So we wanted to talk to someone who is doing something about that. 

Shawn VanDiver is the president and founder of #AfghanEvac and a U.S. Navy veteran. Shawn and his teammates at #AfghanEvac are holding the U.S. government accountable for its own word to protect our Afghan allies. Saint Martin’s Cloak is proud to support that mission. 

To report the detention of your Afghan family member by ICE or other authorities, click here

If you are an Afghan and want to request a Battle Buddy for your court date or immigration appointment, click here

To search for a free immigration attorney, google “pro bono immigration attorney” followed by the name of your city

To sign up for the Battle Buddy Program, click here

To donate and keep the mission of #AfghanEvac going, click here

To learn how to contact your member of congress, click here

To learn more about the policy decisions impacting our Afghan allies, click here

We hear from Shawn about the mission of #AfghanEvac, the promise that America made to our Afghan allies, the reality for Afghan refugees in America as they are targeted by ICE, why keeping our promise to our Afghan allies is not only morally just but also in the national security interest of the United States, who in Congress is actually helping, and most importantly - what any American citizen - veteran or not - can do about it. 

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met, in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you. 

To reach out to the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

The humanitarian crises in Ukraine and Yemen are growing worse, but you can help save lives and today, we tell you how. This is Humanitarian Headlines - a weekly feature of Saint Martin’s Cloak that focuses on stories that the world is not giving enough attention to, and ways that you can help - in 15 minutes or less. 

As always, our coverage will center real people and ways that you can help them. Today we discuss Ukraine and Yemen. We also highlight groups you can support to take direct action and help make a difference.

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you. 

NGOs mentioned:

Ukraine: Come Back Alive, Ukrainian Patriot, Bake for Ukraine, Good Bread for Good People

Yemen: Islamic Relief , Save the Children, War Child

Reach out to us!

Instagram: @saintmartinscloak_pod

Email us: [email protected]

“You don’t have to solve the whole crisis to make a meaningful difference” - Sadeia Hamid

Welcome to the Saint Martin’s Cloak podcast, where we go behind the headlines, to focus on humans, not statistics. We are dedicated to providing a microphone for Sudanese voices. In today’s episode, we speak with Sadeia Hamid, a Sudanese humanitarian and founder of the NGO Hope and Haven for Refugees about how you can help to save lives in Sudan. 

We hear from Sadeia about the truth of the war, the role of foreign intervention in prolonging the war and worsening the humanitarian crisis, the reality of the war on Sudanese civilians, how Hope and Haven is helping Sudanese children, the different types of aid that Hope and Haven is providing in Sudan, an important message about Sudanese journalist Muammar Ibrahim and much more. Please consider supporting Sadeia’s work directly, or sharing the link to this interview with someone you know who can help.

Hope and Haven is currently fundraising to keep their critical work going in 2027, and Saint Martin’s Cloak will support them in that effort. Check out the links below to take action - 

To support Hope and Haven directly, donate - here

Visit the Hope and Haven website - here

Follow Hope and Haven on Instagram - here and on TikTok – here

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) page on Muammar Ibrahim 

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met, in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you. 

To reach out to the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

The humanitarian crises in Ukraine and Yemen are growing worse, but you can help save lives and today, we tell you how. This is Humanitarian Headlines - a weekly feature of Saint Martin’s Cloak that focuses on stories that the world is not giving enough attention to, and ways that you can help - in 15 minutes or less. 

As always, our coverage will center real people and ways that you can help them. Today we bring you updates from Ukraine and Yemen. We also highlight groups you can support to take direct action and help make a difference.

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you.

To support humanitarian aid in Ukraine check out-

Come Back Alive, Ukrainian Patriot, Bake for Ukraine, Good Bread for Good People

To support humanitarian aid in Yemen check out -

Islamic Relief 

Save the Children 

War Child

To read more about Yemen, check out this report from the UN International Organization of Migration. 

To read more about recent overnight bombings in Ukraine, check out this report from the Kyiv Independent: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-slams-kyiv-in-mass-missile-drone-attack-on-putins-74th-birthday/

To reach out to the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

The humanitarian crises in Sudan and Yemen are growing worse, but you can help save lives and today, we tell you how. This is Humanitarian Headlines - a weekly feature of Saint Martin’s Cloak that focuses on stories that the world is not giving enough attention to, and ways that you can help - in 15 minutes or less. 

As always, our coverage will center real people and ways that you can help them. Today we discuss Sudan and Yemen. We also highlight groups you can support to take direct action and help make a difference.

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you.

To help save lives in Sudan check out -

 Hope and Haven For Refugees on Instagram and fundraising page

To support humanitarian aid in Yemen check out -

Islamic Relief 

Save the Children 

War Child

To reach out to the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

To read more about Yemen, check out this report from the UN International Organization of Migration, or this map from the UN Refugee Agency

The American/Israeli war against Iran is dominating today’s headlines, but as usual the coverage focuses more on Trump tweets and oil markets, and less on the human stories behind the headlines. This is Humanitarian Headlines - a weekly feature of Saint Martin’s Cloak that focus on stories that the world is not giving enough attention to, and ways that you can help - in 15 minutes or less. 

As always, our coverage will center real people and ways that you can help them. Today we discuss Ethiopia and Yemen. We also highlight groups you can support to take direct action and help make a difference.

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you.

To support humanitarian aid in Ethiopia check out -

Islamic Relief

International Rescue Committee 

Oxfam

To support humanitarian aid in Yemen check out - 

Islamic Relief 

Save the Children 

War Child

To reach out to the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

To read more about Ethiopia, check out these articles from Al Jazeera, Reuters, and DW

To read more about Yemen, check out this article from Arab News or Al Jazeera

The American/Israeli war against Iran is dominating today’s headlines, but as usual the coverage focuses more on Trump tweets and oil markets, and less on the human stories behind the headlines. In today’s episode, we’re trying something brand new. We want to provide short weekly episodes that focus on stories that the world is not giving enough attention to, and ways that you can help - in 15 minutes or less. 

As always, our coverage will center real people and ways that you can help them. Today we discuss Lebanon and Yemen, with updates from Lebanese humanitarian and NGO leader Imane Assaf. We also highlight groups you can support to take direct action and help make a difference.

We are building a community of people who care about playing their part and helping people they’ve never met in places they’ve never been. We want you to be a part of that. Leave us a comment in the episode description about areas we should cover and guests we should speak to. If you take the time to hit subscribe or follow and leave a review for the show it is tremendously helpful. If you are in the humanitarian or advocacy field, don't be shy about asking to come on the show. We’d love to hear from you.

To support humanitarian aid in Lebanon check out -

Ahla Fawda (website) and fundraiser

The We Deserve Better Foundation

EQUAL - NGO 

To support humanitarian aid in Yemen check out - 

Islamic Relief 

Save the Children 

War Child

To reach out to the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

Stuart Kremzner is an ICU nurse and volunteer with Team Rubicon - “a veteran led humanitarian organization that serves global communities before, during, and after disasters and crises.” Stuart recently deployed to Venezuela as part of an emergency humanitarian relief mission in response to the devastating twin earthquakes in June. We discuss what it is like to deploy on short notice for natural disaster response, the reality of the situation on the ground for the Venezuelan people, how Team Rubicon operates across the United States and internationally, who should volunteer with Team Rubicon, and much more. 

We want to interview reps from Team Rubicon and support your mission. If that’s you, please reach out to us the Saint Martin’s Cloak Podcast, follow and DM us on Instagram @saintmartinscloak_pod or email us at [email protected]

To learn more about Team Rubicon including how you can volunteer, click here

https://teamrubiconusa.org/

To support the humanitarian efforts of the Venezuelan grassroots NGO Fundacoven, click here and follow them on Instagram @fundacoven

https://gofund.me/7668e4d45