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www.cafod.org.uk cafod.org.uk The Refugee Crisis: an update for children
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Year of Mercy feed the hungry visit the imprisoned clothe the naked comfort the sick bury the dead give drink to the thirsty shelter the homeless
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What is happening?
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CAFOD is supporting partners in the Middle East, Greece and Serbia Syria Greece Serbia The UK
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What is happening in Syria?
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This has been able to provide so far: Shelter for 3,100 people 70,000 packages of supplies Education for 2,100 people Health & wellbeing services for 16,700 people £ 2,411,126 given 4 members of staff sent to support CAFOD’s support to partners in Syria, Turkey and Lebanon
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Why are refugees travelling to Greece? The UK Greece
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People arriving safely on a Greek island
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Caritas Greece providing mats and sleeping bags
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A temporary shelter
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How has he shown mercy?
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People waiting to board a train to Serbia
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Serbia The UKSerbia
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CAFOD’s support to partners in Greece and Serbia £160,000 has been provided to partners. Five members of staff sent to support 40 toilets and 5 showers 120,000 food packages 26,000 hygiene kits 5,000 rain jackets and 17,000 items of winter clothing
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What about Calais? The UK Calais, France
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Camps in Calais, France
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What is happening in Calais? There are around 4,000 residents * in ‘The Jungle’ Around 50 people arriving every day * 70 toilets – one for every 57 people 12 water points in the whole camp *An estimate from Secours Catholique
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Support in Calais
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Year of Mercy feed the hungry visit the imprisoned clothe the naked comfort the sick bury the dead give drink to the thirsty shelter the homeless
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Find out more Read our interactive stories of families torn apart by the refugee crisis: http://cafod.org.uk/lostfamilyportraitshttp://cafod.org.uk/lostfamilyportraits Find more resources on the refugee crisis at cafod.org.uk/Media/Files/Resources/Primary/resource- pages/Refugee-crisis cafod.org.uk/Media/Files/Resources/Primary/resource- pages/Refugee-crisis Recommended Resource for KS2: On the Move Simulation game Find out more about the work of CSAN csan.org.uk/csan.org.uk/ Follow @CAFOD and @CSANwire on twitter for updates on their work with refugees Fundraise, raise awareness, welcome refugees in your community and pray for those affected by conflict
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