Norges Badstulaug er medlem i Det Internasjonale Saunaforbundet (ISA). ISA har dannet Sauna Aid, og nå har organisasjonen fullt fokus på krigen i Ukranina, og å gi flest mulig rammet av krigen tilgang på badstue og de helseefekten badstue gir; fysisk og psykisk. 

Sauna Aid jobber for nå for å tilby ukrainske flyktninger i nabolandende tilgang på badstue, samt rehabilitering for soldater i Ukraina. 

For øyeblikket er en spesialdesignet Sauna Aid-teltbadstue på vei til en midlertidig militærleir nær den ukrainske byen Kharkiv, hvor den vil bli brukt av soldater til rehabilitering. Sauna Aid, i samarbeid med Lithuanian Bath Academy, sponser gratis badstuøkter for ukrainere som flykter fra det krigsherjede landet.  

Ved å støtte denne spleisen støtter du dette arbeidet. Alt arbeidet til ISA og badstulauget gjøres ulønnet, og støtte går utelukkende til innkjøp av utsyr som saunatelt, samt lokale badstuer som trenger midler for å gi flyktninger gratis badstue. 

Les mer om Sauna Aid her: https://sauna-aid.com/ 

Mikkel Aaland (saunaguru, og mannen bak boka Sweat) er primus motor for Sauna Aid.  Han sier dette om Sauna Aid:

"Sauna Aid is a multicountry initiative, sponsored by the International Sauna Association (ISA), and the Norsk Badstulaug to provide movable sauna facilities and supportive services to people facing natural and man-made disasters.

During the 2011 Fukushima tsunami and nuclear plant accident, ISA and the Japanese Sauna Society maintained a tent sauna for five weeks and used it for decontamination and cleaning of over a thousand locals.

Sauna Aid is now focused on the war in Ukraine. The sauna, or laznia/banya, as it is known among Ukrainians, is an important part of everyday life and provides a means of hygiene, stress relief, socialization, psychological comfort, and social identity. It is not considered a luxury, nor is it only about cleanliness. It is a social event that brings together the young and the old, the rich and the poor and promotes peace and a common sense of humanity. Ukrainians call the banya their “second mother”.

Currently, a specially designed Sauna Aid tent sauna is on its way to a temporary army camp near the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv where it will be used by war-weary soldiers to help recuperate. Sauna Aid, in cooperation with the Lithuanian Bath Academy is also sponsoring free sauna sessions for Ukrainian fleeing their war-torn country. A free, on-line program to help educate bath attendants to the special needs of refugees suffering from trauma has also been developed by Sauna Aid and the Bath Academy.  https://sauna-aid.com/education/

Other Sauna Aid programs are in the works, including converting used shipping containers into portable saunas and coordinating services between commercial bathhouses and people in need,  but everything takes money. We need your help. Please donate!"