Cheltenham Christian Aid group is raising money to help Syrian refugees. The Syrian conflict has triggered the biggest displacement of people this century. Half of the population have had to leave their homes. Now, 6.5 million people are displaced inside Syria, and millions more have fled across borders as refugees most to neighbouring Lebanon and Iraq.

Christian Aid partners are carrying out a three-year project working in the north of Iraq and the east of Lebanon. The project will focus on helping children, youth and people with disabilities gain access to the services they need to survive and flourish. This will be done by providing education, psychosocial support and vocational skills training.

Cheltenham churches are planning, with your help, to raise £5,000. Bread for the World is match funding this Christian Aid project 6 to 1, so the £5,000 we aim to raise will become a staggering £35,000. Please help us by making a donation directly to the project here on our Just Giving page (where you can choose to add Gift Aid), by supporting the Autumn Fair and other local fundraising events being organised over the next 18 months or by arranging your own sponsored event. Your support will help us give displaced individuals a chance to start a new life and to rebuild themselves after losing their homes and experiencing marginalisation in the communities in which they now live.

For any further information, please contact nsharp@christian-aid.org

THANK YOU.