India Thompson
India's Machu Picchu 2024 page
Fundraising for Refugee Council
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Thanks for visiting my JustGiving page!
I’m fundraising for The Refugee Council which is the leading charity working with refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. They support and empower those who have fled conflict, violence and persecution in order to rebuild their lives here in the UK.
Each year The Refugee Council work with over 13,000 women, men and children, providing crisis advice, mental health counselling and practical support to help refugees settle and integrate into their new community. They support refugee children who arrive in the UK alone and fight to change attitudes towards refugees and people seeking asylum.
Over the next 10 months, I’ll be organising loads of activities, running events and taking on challenges - ending with a 10 day trek to Machu Picchu!
What types of things will I be doing?
- 100K challenge (running 10K, swimming 5K and cycling 85 all in one day)*
- Running city-wide treasure hunts
- Hosting a barn dance
- Plant sales
- Pub quizzes
- And more!
*As someone who is particularly averse to exercise, wish me luck!
How will your gift change lives?
- £10 could help a newly arrived refugee access an empathetic interpreter helping them feel more at ease.
- £20 could help pay for a child refugee to attend a group session at our Youth Development Programme, where they will receive a warm welcome and have the chance to make new friends.
- £50 could help pay for a child refugee to attend the classes they need to catch up on all the schoolwork they have missed whilst fleeing war and persecution.
- £100 could help pay for a destitute asylum seeker to attend drop-in sessions where they will have a place to rest, shower, wash their clothes and be given a hot meal.
- £300 could help pay for therapy sessions for a refugee who has witnessed atrocities and is struggling with their mental health.
Please give anything you can - every donation, no matter how small, can have a massive impact on those needing to rebuild their lives.
If you’d prefer to donate your time or want to get involved further, let me know indiablue@outlook.com
Thanks so much!