How can I help refugees in Calais?

How can I help refugees in Calais?

Support Refugees

  1. Care4Calais run several operations in Northern France.
  2. www.calaidipedia.co.uk is the place to go to find out about the current situation in Calais and to answer any questions you have regarding volunteering there.
  3. Utopia 56 is the key volunteer organisation that coordinates volunteering in the camp.

How can I help in Calais?

Two years on from the official disbandment of the refugee “Jungle” camp in Calais, there are still over 1500 refugees displaced around Northern France….

  1. Donate.
  2. Write to your MP.
  3. Volunteer.
  4. Buy a Gift.

Who are care for Calais?

Care4Calais is a volunteer run charity delivering essential aid and support to refugees living in the UK, Northern France and Belgium. We believe in a fair and tolerant British society and advocate for a welcoming and inclusive attitude towards refugees.

Where are the migrant camps in Calais?

The Calais Jungle (known officially as Camp de la Lande) was a refugee and migrant encampment in the vicinity of Calais, France that existed from January 2015 to October 2016.

  • The camp was located on a former landfill site to the east of Calais.

    • How can I help channel migrants?

    How to help refugees in the UK: Where to donate to assist people who have crossed the Channel

    1. Refugee Action.
    2. The Joint Council for The Welfare of Immigrants.
    3. RNLI.
    4. Refugee Council.
    5. NACCOM Network.
    6. KRAN Refugee Action Network.
    7. Mosaik Education.

    How can I help refugees UK?

    You can also use the Help Refugees tool from the Gov.uk website to offer help to refugees in your local area. You’ll be asked what help you can offer, such as housing, fostering or donations of goods like clothes and toys.

    What is Care4Calais?

    Is Care 4 Calais a good charity?

    Care4Calais are an amazing organisation working with vulnerable, displaced people in Calais, Dunkirk, Belgium and the UK – helping make their lives out there a little easier. I am super impressed with the important work they do on the ground as well as all the advocacy work.

    Who funds care for Calais?

    Care4Calais desperately needs funds to continue our work on a daily basis and to feed, clothe and provide basic essentials to the refugees. As we are funded 100% by normal people who believe in the work we do, charity fundraisers are an excellent way to help – and you can have a lot of fun along the way!

    Are there still camps in Calais?

    Today, the Jungle has gone, but the migrants remain – a report from Human Rights Watch, using data from local charities, estimates there are still about 2,000 migrants “in wooded areas, in and around disused warehouses, and under bridges in and around Calais”, including about 300 unaccompanied children.

    What Organisations help refugees in the UK?

    The British Red Cross is the UK’s largest provider of services for refugees, asylum seekers, vulnerable migrants and survivors of trafficking. Our policy and advocacy work helps make sure people seeking protection in the UK are treated fairly and with dignity.