How ARK is Radically Efficient:
The 1350 square foot field tents can be set up as kitchens that cook almost 500 meals an hour and purify or distill contaminated water on our collapsible wood-fired stoves. The field tents are also large and washable enough to be emergency shelters, storage facilities, community centers, or field hospitals—strong enough to withstand blizzards—and multiple tents can be connected together to provide these kinds of services at any scale.
How ARK is Radically Sustainable:
Because our giant tents, wood-stoves and field kitchens are made mostly from local recycled materials, they are very inexpensive to produce. Because they are built and run by the refugees and locals in the affected areas, the money to make and operate them is given entirely to the people who need it. Because the heat, cooking and water purification is provided by wood stoves, they don’t need fossil fuels or electricity.
How ARK is Radically Transparent:
Our website shows photos of each donation we receive matched against photos of each reciept, presented in easy to understand regular update videos so anyone can quickly keep track of all the money we spend and receive. We also post videos of our ongoing operations so anyone can follow what we do and how we do it.
ARK In Ukraine:
On September 22nd the ARK-Lviv team served their 80,000th meal! The ARK-Lviv team worked through the winter to set up this off-grid wood-fired field kitchen amidst a nationwide blackout and regular missile strikes
ARK In Turkiye:
The ARK-Türkiye team has manufactured the first kitchen at the epicenter of the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, and is continuing with their efforts getting it ready to serve food in the coming months.
Ark in Tapachula, Mexico
The entire stockpile of custom gear ARK used for two years to feed refugees in Tijuana—at the Northern border of Mexico—is being transported down to the Southern Border of Mexico, to feed the refugees in Tapachula.
