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Iʼve raised £8,066 to bring a University of East Anglia student and his young family back to the safety of the UK
- Funded on Wednesday, 3rd August 2022
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We are urgently seeking support from the community to help raise funds to ensure that a University of East Anglia (UEA) Afghan PhD student and his young family can leave Afghanistan and return back to the UK. Hassan (whose name has been changed to protect his identity), his wife and small children have been in hiding in Afghanistan for the past year, living in unimaginable conditions whilst they await evacuation to the UK. The winter months were spent without much food, clean water, medicine and heating, moving from one safe house to another in the rural hinterland.
The family found out only last month that they will have to make their own way to the UK. Hassan and his wife have both been receiving direct threats from the Afghan state. He, for being an academic, was held at gunpoint, while his wife, who is an activist on women’s rights and girls education, has been threatened on more than one occasion. They now need to leave to survive.
Hassan and his family urgently need to travel out of Afghanistan to a third country where they will be able to apply for a visa to the UK. We are asking for support to raise enough funds to cover the travel and visa costs this family will incur in order to reach safety.
How can you help?
If you are in the position to do so, please consider donating directly below. All donations no matter how small will make a life-changing difference.
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Together we can bring Hassan and his family back to the safety of the UK.
This fundraiser is being organised by staff from the UEA University of Sanctuary initiative.
Supporting events
As part of our efforts to help reach our target and bring Hassan and his family home, members of the local community undertook a sponsored walk/run/cylce during National Refugee Week, 20th-26th June. Thank you to the following members of the community for taking part:
Gabby, Theo, Nancy, Arthur, Dylan, Lola, Rob, Madeleine,Jumara, Ryan, Rob, Leticia, Sophie, Ori, Matthew, Dottie, Liz, Leo, Mirah, Lani, Cassie, Belle, Jade, Joseph, Beau, Kelly, Eira, Dylan, Karina, Lysander, Ellery, Lauren, Hugh
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- 2 years ago
University of Sanctuary
2 years agoAs we come to the end of the fundraiser, we wanted to take the time to thank everyone who has supported this appeal, whether that's via running an event, donating or sharing information. This appeal, which was set up by individual members of the University of Sanctuary community, has now raised an incredible £8,066! Thank you so much for your generosity, kindness and ongoing support. We look forward to welcoming Hassan and his family back to Norwich.
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- 2 years ago
University of Sanctuary
2 years agoWe made it to £5k, THANK YOU so very much. Your support means the world to us. We are now halfway to our target. Together we can bring Hassan and his young family to safety. Please keep sharing information about this page. Let's bring this family to safety in advance of the new academic year.
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- 2 years ago
University of Sanctuary
2 years agoThank you so very much for all your wonderful donations. Thanks to you we have now raised just over £1k in several days. Can you help us to ensure donations keep coming in by sharing this page far and wide? Thank you for your incredible support. Together we can bring Hassan and his young family back to the safety of Norwich, UK.
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313
Anonymous
Aug 2, 2022
Anonymous
Aug 1, 2022
Anonymous
Jul 30, 2022
£100.00
Tracy Moulton
Jul 28, 2022
UEA friend
Jul 28, 2022
I hope you get back OK
£10.00
Paul Jackson
Jul 28, 2022
£20.00
Anonymous
Jul 27, 2022
£5.00
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