Newly arrived Afghan refugees need our help. In Luton, there are a group of 350 Afghan refugees who are experiencing a lot of hardship, particularly widows and orphans, and they need support.

Your donations will not only provide an opportunity to support the refugees' integration in to the community but also help us support their health, social and mental wellbeing through cricket... the game they love!

With your help we can deliver cricket sessions for Afghan refugees in Luton, through the Lord’s Taverners Wicketz programme for the next six months.

Wicketz | Shahid's Story (short)

With our partners throughout Luton the aim is to offer the following sporting, personal and career development opportunities:

• Free cricket and sporting opportunities for refugees that are staying in temporary accommodations.

• Working with local strategic partners and delivering workshops and training sessions on British culture and lifestyle, how to stay safe, the importance of women, healthy eating and ESOL courses for young people and their parents.

• To work with partners to establish a National Pashto/Farsi Widowed Women Support Helpline

• Provide bespoke sports, personal and career development sessions in partnership with primary and secondary schools and colleges across Luton to aid young refugees' integration into their new schools.

• Coordinating with partners to arrange a tournament for refugees at Lords on the 12 November

For more information please contact:

Amran Malik Senior Wicketz Development Officer via:

Mobile: 07493 867729 ( Email: amran.malik@cricketeast.co.uk )