Austria

A 40' sea container with medical equipment arrived in Chittagong, Bangladesh on 11 November 2011. This shipment is part of our ongoing effort to provide essential medical equipment for hospitals in Bangladesh in cooperation with the Bangladesh Medical Association of North America (BMANA) and Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ziauddin. Bangladesh is considered as one of the poorest countries of the world and the hospitals, which receive the equipment, treat their patients for free.

In March 2011 a modern X-ray system was sent to the emergency department of the main hospital in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

In December 2009 a 40' sea container of valuable medical technology including mobile x-ray machines and ultrasound machines arrived in Bangladesh. The content of the container was distributed by the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM) and Professor Azad Khan to the Kumudini Hospital, the Sylhet Sadar (Shamsuddin) Hospital and BIRDEM in Dhaka. The hospitals offer free treatment to the people of Bangladesh. The Oneness-Heart-Tears and  Smiles partnered with the Bangladesh Medical Association of North America (BMANA) and Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ziauddin, longtime President of BMANA, to arrange this shipment. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Ziauddin provided the necessary training so that the equipment can be used to its full potential.

More than 40 years of civil war in Angola came to an end in April 2002 with the historic signing of a peace agreement. Soon after, an urgent request to The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles was made to help strengthen the peace by sending humanitarian assistance to the country. Immediately The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles world-wide began sending large amounts of pharmaceuticals, medical and surgical supplies, food, clothing and more to Angola.

One of our most successful international projects was the Drawings of Love, through which 22,000 children from 30 countries send drawings and messages of affection, which were distributed to the thousands of children orphaned by the tsunami 2005 in Banda Aceh.

After the earthquake in May, 2006 we delivered thousands of Kids to Kids packs to the affected area in Yogyakarta, Bantul and Klaten. Ten thousand school packs with school supplies were distributed in partnership with Khalsa Aid bringing great joy to the children.

During the winter of 1990, when the Russian people were suffering severely from food shortage and economic hardships due to the political changes, the German people wished to express their gratitude for what President Gorbachev had done for them in helping reunite their country. The German, Swiss and Austrian branches of The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles began sending trucks with urgently needed food and clothing to Russia. This is how our worldwide humanitarian service began.

The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles is working with a dedicated Austrian national who retired to Nairobi to work with homeless street children in the country. His goal is to involve homeless or poverty-stricken children in activities that will give meaning to their lives. Towards this goal, 40 boys' soccer teams and 25 girls' teams have been formed. He also organizes soccer tournaments for the teams. We have supplied these teams with many pairs of shoes, soccer balls and other sports equipment.

Members of the Austrian branch of The Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles have supplied significant amounts of athletic equipment for homeless street children in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya.

A 40-foot container sent from Austria in August 2003 included 210 computers and 105 monitors, as well as typewriters, printers, educational books and children's bicycles.