REFUGEE CRISIS - WHAT CAN WE DO?
The picture of Aylan Kurdi broke all of our hearts.
He was 3 and he died face down in the water on a beach in Turkey.
People want to help.
Here's what we can do.
DONATE CLOTHES AND OTHER MATERIALS
Ireland Calais Refugee Solidarity has posted a list of priority clothing items and materials that we can donate.
A list of where they can be dropped off can be found on their Facebook page here
OXFAM
883 emails now sent to @EndaKennyTD. Add your voice: http://t.co/otFZxakUAM #VinB #refugeeswelcome pic.twitter.com/RWoax7tZNn
— Oxfam Ireland (@OxfamIreland) September 7, 2015
People can donate here - www.oxfamireland.org/provingit/emer…
Or sign the petition calling on Enda Kenny to do more here act.oxfam.org/ireland/demand…
People can also donate instore at their local Oxfam shop.
Items of clothing specifically for refugess aren't being accepted at Oxfam stores but you can still donate these items which raise funds for Oxfam's work worldwide.
UNICEF
Donations go towards food and water for children - they can be made here
TROCAIRE
You can donate here
Why do families leave their homes to find refuge elsewhere? Read 1 family's story: http://t.co/I4Gnx9rvt4 #ISIS #Iraq pic.twitter.com/xQKA6DEXHp
— Trócaire (@trocaire) September 8, 2015
CONCERN
You can donate here
GOAL
People can donate here www.goalglobal.org/donate
By phone - 01 902 9444
OR by post - GOAL, PO Box 19, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières has launched a Refugee Crisis Appeal, for those fleeing war and persecution.
Donate by calling 1800 905 509
Or here
UPLIFT
More than 14,000 people have already pledged a bed.
More details here
More than 37,000 people have also signed a petition calling on the Government to take in more refugees.
You need to be in step with your people @EndaKennyTD @FitzgeraldFrncs not behind them #refugeeswelcome pic.twitter.com/Fw6hlu939p
— Uplift (@UpliftIRL) September 5, 2015
UN High Commission for Refugees
The agency is tasked with safeguarding the rights and wellbeing of refugees and is heavily involved in helping thousands of displaced families to restart their lives. It is offering shelter and food to those arriving in Europe as well as to victims of war in the Middle East. Details of its resettlement programme here
