TEDDINGTON’S 87 YEAR OLD HUMANITARIAN RETURNS TO UKRAINE TODAY
Teddington’s 87 year old Robin Jowit returns to war-torn Ukraine today (saturday) on the latest phase of his remarkable one-man humanitarian mission.
Travelling alone, he plans to visit the capital Kyiv and Kharkiv over a fifteen day period where he will host dinners to mark the amazing funds raised and work supported by the Kew Gardens Rotary Club – especially in their support for children, which triggered Robin’s initial interest.
He will travel by train, bus and plane to visit three schools where Rotary International have installed water filter systems in the bunkers to save bottled water when teachers and children have to stay during drone attacks and ten schools to check on previous items donated and installed.
Robin, a former school governor and mayor of Richmond, who lives in Teddington, has helped to supply laptops, sports equipment, flood lighting and education items to support students studying STEM subjects who he thinks will be the ‘architects of Ukraine’s future.’
In Kyiv his focus will be exploring opportunities at a special needs school and watching children flying drones, which he has personally donated.
In Kharkiv where he has already delivered five 3D Printers, the children will be demonstrating their skills and he will be presenting laser scanners and 3D printers to other schools.
He tells Teddington Town: “It is a very busy program, especially for someone of 87 and I sincerely hope there will me a chance to meet the Governor of Kharkiv.