98 - Helping a family of refugees - October 2022





 We are pleased to be able to bring news about our 98th donation this weekend, which sees our wonderful collective £s combine to help a family one of our members met through the charity Refugees at Home.

 

The father, Hosa, has been in the UK for 3 years, living in a hostel, having fled from Saudi Arabia.  He has been through a long visa application process and recently his wife and 4 daughters, aged 7, 9, 12 & 15 have been granted reunification visas to join him here.  They hadn’t seen each other for 3 years.

 

The Refugee Council helped Hosa and his family find emergency accommodation with our member through Refugees at Home, and also quickly helped them get allocated a council flat - but as we frequently hear, it is woefully under furnished, so not easy for the family to get settled.

 

The family have nothing - our member has helped as far as she can with some basics, but asked if we could offer anything. It is so hard to imagine arriving in a new country with nothing and wondering how you will feed and clothe your family of 6, let alone get basic furniture for your home.   We were only too pleased to help.

 

We know our £500 won’t help with everything, but we were delighted to hear it has already allowed them to get some clothes for the girls - including school uniform for the youngest two, so they can settle into school more easily.  And as you can see from the lovely photo they have shared, the family have been able to go and do a big food shop.

 

Hosa & his family are so grateful and send their thanks.  We hope they are able to settle into their new home and wish them all the very best.

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