Group gift: Practical, emergency help
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Fundraise in your parish to provide practical, emergency help to families fleeing war and natural disasters.
£200 can buy gifts to support them as they try to rebuild their lives.
- Emergency shelter - when disaster strikes, this amazing charity gift is a lifeline, providing essential shelter to a family who has lost absolutely everything.
- Emergency water – when families lose everything, even drinking water can be hard to find. With this fast-acting charity gift, you can provide vital water, to keep families healthy and safe.
- Emergency food - with this gift, your support can get food to people who have lost everything, as quickly as possible.
- Women refugee empowered - woman refugees face an increased risk of violence, less access to education and difficulty in finding work. This life-changing gift, supports vocational training for woman refugees, supporting them to earn their own income for their families.
- Help a refugee child - this gift provides emotional and educational support to children who have fled the trauma of war, helping them to come to terms with the horrors they’ve experienced.
Case study: Shelter in the wake of conflict in DRC
‘Thousands of internally displaced families are fleeing the war, leaving all of their belongings behind. There is an urgent need to provide emergency shelter to alleviate the suffering of those living in temporary camps.’ Olivia, Emergency Response Team Goma
Baruta, his wife Bora and their eight children have fled conflict in eastern DRC and sought refuge in a temporary camp. It took them two days to reach the camp and they slept under the trees without blankets or mattresses, and had little food on their journey.
The camp they arrived at was overcrowded and lacked safe drinking water or suitable toilets. During the rainy season, the family was also exposed to bad weather, especially since they were living in very basic shelters. They were hungry and risked malnutrition.
Thanks to a local organisation supported by CAFOD, Baruta and his family accessed blankets and mattresses to sleep on, food baskets containing maize flour, beans, rice, salt and cooking oil, as well as fast-growing crops that can be planted and harvested in just three weeks’ time. The family also received cash which can be used to purchase essential tools and materials to help them survive.
This charity gift can give hope to families whose lives have been turned upside down – with homes destroyed, livelihoods lost, and communities torn apart. It will mean we are ready to make a life-changing difference to a family during an emergency.
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Fundraise in your parish to provide practical, emergency help to families fleeing war and natural disasters.
£200 can buy gifts to support them as they try to rebuild their lives.
- Emergency shelter - when disaster strikes, this amazing charity gift is a lifeline, providing essential shelter to a family who has lost absolutely everything.
- Emergency water – when families lose everything, even drinking water can be hard to find. With this fast-acting charity gift, you can provide vital water, to keep families healthy and safe.
- Emergency food - with this gift, your support can get food to people who have lost everything, as quickly as possible.
- Women refugee empowered - woman refugees face an increased risk of violence, less access to education and difficulty in finding work. This life-changing gift, supports vocational training for woman refugees, supporting them to earn their own income for their families.
- Help a refugee child - this gift provides emotional and educational support to children who have fled the trauma of war, helping them to come to terms with the horrors they’ve experienced.
Case study: Shelter in the wake of conflict in DRC
‘Thousands of internally displaced families are fleeing the war, leaving all of their belongings behind. There is an urgent need to provide emergency shelter to alleviate the suffering of those living in temporary camps.’ Olivia, Emergency Response Team Goma
Baruta, his wife Bora and their eight children have fled conflict in eastern DRC and sought refuge in a temporary camp. It took them two days to reach the camp and they slept under the trees without blankets or mattresses, and had little food on their journey.
The camp they arrived at was overcrowded and lacked safe drinking water or suitable toilets. During the rainy season, the family was also exposed to bad weather, especially since they were living in very basic shelters. They were hungry and risked malnutrition.
Thanks to a local organisation supported by CAFOD, Baruta and his family accessed blankets and mattresses to sleep on, food baskets containing maize flour, beans, rice, salt and cooking oil, as well as fast-growing crops that can be planted and harvested in just three weeks’ time. The family also received cash which can be used to purchase essential tools and materials to help them survive.
This charity gift can give hope to families whose lives have been turned upside down – with homes destroyed, livelihoods lost, and communities torn apart. It will mean we are ready to make a life-changing difference to a family during an emergency.
