Dear Friends,

We've joined together to walk 13 miles (half marathon) on Saturday 25 October 2014 to raise £20,000 for our new Volunteer Support Project for vulnerable young refugees. The project provides mentors for young people in education struggling to settle into the UK.

Young refugees who enter the UK as a minor face a series of obstacles: language barriers, lack of social support, a long period of uncertainty while they are waiting for their immigration status to be decided, and disaffection during their appeal process. As a result, they suffer social exclusion and become disaffected with their life in the UK. Omid International aims to help these young people overcome these obstacles and succeed in their education.

You can find out more about the work of Omid International, and further information about the walk, on our website: www.omid.org.uk. 

We cannot do this without your support so please make our walk worthwhile.

Tell your friends and share.

Many thanks,

Fatemeh