Jamal left Syria with her family, fleeing through Turkey and making the dangerous crossing via boat to reach Greece. Like many people on Samos, her family lack the basic resources to easily prepare food with no kitchen or facilities to cook. But waiting in the long...
4 August 2020 Food Distribution with Calais Food Collective Hannah took us on distribution in the evening. There are now seven distribution sites in and around Calais since last weeks’ police/CRS so-called clearances. A horrible process whereby people’s belongings are...
Day 3 on-the-ground. We started today at the warehouse with Calais Food Collective joining co-founder Maddy’s training – sexual harassment awareness – for volunteers; that we both found helpful and enlightening. Going to things like this emphasises the...
Our partners Refugee Biriyani & Bananas (RBB) are still in Chios and, despite the conditions and lockdown restrictions, are still helping. If they’re still on-the-ground, then we’re still here to support their work. With the start of the holy month of Ramadan for...
2 January 2020 Who Cares that I have Terminal Cancer? Glancing over to the patient Daniela had invited me to see, I saw a heavily bandaged head staring down towards bare feet which were crossed awkwardly. J’s shoulders were curled in and his hands crossed in front of...
Day 6 and I’m now in Sarajevo in Bosnia & Herzegovina where pretty old red-roofed traditional meets ugly industrial (communist) in stark contrast. When I was planning to come here just a couple of weeks ago it was to volunteer with Aid Brigade and visit House of...
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