Refugee Hope Brochure of Activities

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Refugee Hope

01stDecember 2013

Refugee Hope is a charitable organisation that was set up following students experience of the current

Syrian refugee crises. While in Jordan students raised 4500 through social media to initiate the charities

primary relief project. Now with the support of Jordanian partners, Refugee Hope is initiating a series of

projects to support the day-to-day struggles refugees are facing in Jordan. We now need people to help

support our initiative.

Relief4Refugees

Drawing4Disaster

Play4All

Skills4Refugees

These projects will support our four encompassing aims: Empowerment, Sustainability, Dignity and

Hope

Relief4Refugees

Drawing4Disasters

Skills4Refugees

Play4All

Contents:

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Objectives and Primary Review

To meet humanitarian objectives, provide

long-term and sustainable community

projects and initiate skills based training in

order to support the regrowth of

communities displaced by famine, drought

or conflict.

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Relief4Refugees

In September 2013 Coventry

University students launched a

Facebook appeal in support of

the current refugee crisesunfolding in Jordan. At present

there are close to 600,000

Syrian refugees living in

temporary accommodation on

the Syrian/Jordan border. After

visiting and experiencing the

lives of those living under such

strenuous conditions the

students raised a remarkable

4500 in under 48 hours to help

provide basic provisions for the

refugees.

Since returning, the students

have endeavored to continue

the work they started through a

formal charitable organisation.

A leading objective of the

charity is to raise money for

basic, life sustaining relief items.

With support from partners in

Jordan and the Majid ALSadi

Changing Lives Programme

relief aid projects will run under

the Refugee Hope banner allyear round.

We will continue to seek donors

and raise money through

fundraising events to ensure a

steady stream of relief items are

delivered to the communities o

refugees that we have beenworking with. This is especially

crucial in the lead up to winter as

the temperature is dropping

Direct relief programme with a focus on providing refugeeswith their basic needs to ensure their survival

Second Relief Distribution

(24thSeptember) Each

Family Received (50x):

10kg Rice

1kg Lentils

2kg Tea

1kg Powdered Milk

1kg Salt

2kg Sugar

2x200g Humus

500g of Coffee

50 Stock Cubes

1x Pineapple Squash

1x Large Blanket

1x Small Blanket

25x Boxes Matches

2x 4AA Batteries

1x Head Lamp

1x Football

1x Kite

1x Football Pump

Clothes4Christmas (30thNovember)

500x Pairs of Gloves

500x Pairs of Socks

Primary Distribution (21stSeptember):

185 Pairs of Socks 30kg Peanuts

21 Blankets 540kg Rice

15 Wool Dresses 40kg Lentils

130 Kites 1225l Water

100 Matchbox Cars 58ltOil

50 Skipping Ropes 240 Tubes of Smarties

50 Lamps 3000 Teabags

184 Batteries 800 Boxes of Matches

90 Assorted Balls 40kg Sugar

200 Drawing Pads

288 Coloured Pencils


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By providing a

platform to allow

children to expres

their grief, you are

taking the first

Our first drawing4disasters workshop ran on the 30thof November

2013. Over 100 Syrian children took part in the Mafraq region

bordering Syria. The workshops aim to provide a platform for

young Syrians to express their grief through art and also offer the

teams who conduct the workshops an opportunity to develop

strong relationships with the mothers and children in the Syrian

communities.

Creating art after trauma is one way to help children cope with

post-trauma stresses and serves to bring lightness into their lives

(Karla Leopold)

The pictures below are just a few examples of the art produced

by the Syrians throughout the workshop. These pictures will now

form the basis of a social enterprise scheme to help raise the

much-needed funds for basic relief items we will be providingthrough the Relief4Refugees programme.

All products including; tee shirts, cards, posters, mugs, calendars

and photo books will be available on our website in the near

future. www.refugeehope.org.uk

Drawing4disasters is the first step for many of the refugees into the

process of reconciliation after a period of complete turbulence.

Drawing4

Disasters

Post Conflict - Art

Therapy


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Skills4

Refugees

When leaving Syria many of the

refugees left their lives behind

them. They now have to adapt to

a set of very challengingcircumstances. To support this

process our Skills4Life programme

aims at educating Syrians with life

critical skills by utilising

departments within the University.

Our primary objective will be to

develop the camps infrastructure

so it reflects the guidelines

recommended in the Sphere

minimum standards in

humanitarian response. This will

include:

Developing safe and

secure sanitation through

the camp

Lighting areas of the

camp to ensure safety

after dark

Moving toilets to reduce

the risk of contamination

Provide triage sieves and

deliver sick patients to

UNHCR health care

centres.

Other projects we are starting to

develop, in coordination with

University departments, include:

Agricultural development

The food security department is

researching the possibility of

growing and harvesting basic

crops to support the growing

food needs of the refugee

populations. The processes will

be based around using waste

product to create sustainable

compost that can then be

used to fertilize the arid desert

land.

Temporary School

Development

Education was highlighted as

one of the greatest priorities i

by the needs assessment that

was carried out in November

2013. The University is looking

at temporary structures that

could be used as classrooms

and easily constructed in the

camps. We are also starting

to research the

implementation of

educational training to

empower Syrians to teach in

their communities.

Polio Vaccination Scheme

We are currently in discussions

with the UNHCR with regards

to a team coming out to

administer polio vaccinations in

light of the recent polio

outbreak in Syria, Lebanon andJordan.

Regular Doctors Visit

Through our partnership with The

Al-Amman Fund we hope to

arrange for the refugees to

receive monthly check-ups from


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There are huge numbers of

children around the world

today, living in horrendous

conditions in refugee campsdue to conflict, war and

disaster. Many have lost their

mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters

& friends. They hardly eat,

sleep, drink and NEVER have

fun, the ultimate right of a child.

Fun4all aims to provide as

many children as it can with the

fun they deserve. Imagine a

sandy refugee camp, full of

death and despair. A young

boy, who has lost his father, hisbrother and has only his mother

alive to care for him, has lost

hope and feels nothing but

sadness. Then a convoy of

lorries arrives containing huge,

brightly coloured bouncy

castles. The childs face lights

up as he runs over to them. He

spends the next two hours

jumping and shouting on the

bouncy castle forgetting themisery he felt 2 hours before. He

runs back to his mother withopen arms, full of joy and tells

his story. Whilst he is away

having fun, the mother has

been able to organise their

sleeping arrangements andgathered food for their evening

meal. Upon seeing the joy inher sons eyes, she instantlybecomes filled with happiness.

Thats what Fun4All aims to

achieve, happiness through

fun.

There are a number of ways

Fun4all can provide fun for

children in refugee camps.

Bouncy castles are just one

example and not always

practical or the best option.

Therefore Fun4all will continue

researching, analysing and

gaining input form the children

themselves, to find the most

beneficial and practical ways

to ensure children in these timesof crisis are able to have fun

Projects

Setting up child friendly

play areas: Designatedfor children and

containing equipment

to promote play.

Education through

entertainment (Through

fun, UNICEF has

successfully taught

children in refugee

camps about HIV

prevention, gender

based violence etc)

A time of huge

stress can prevent

the enjoyment of

any aspect of life

Play4All aims to

redress this

Play4All


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Thank you for your

support!

What do we need

now?

To continue to develop our

organisation we are committed

to gaining members who wish

to positively support and

promote the aims and

objectives of the charity.

We want to increase our trustee

base and are accepting

applications from people who

feel they can contribute in

developing the charity.

If you believe that you have

resources that could support

our programs please get in touch

These are just some of the key

areas where we need to develop

Fundraising

Media and promotion

Public Relations

Donations

Information Technology

and website development

Accountancy

Law

Refugee Hope

Development and Alumni Office

Alan Berry Building

Coventry UniversityPriory Street

Coventry, West Midlands

CV1 5FB

www.refugeehope.org.uk

[email protected]

[email protected]

07811 053540

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