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Visit to Calais Refugee Camp
I was immediately struck by the considerable Police presence throughout Calais who stood guard at most roundabouts and patrolled the 15 foot-tall, barbed wire topped fence keeping the people in the camp. I was working at the huge refugee warehouse 10 minutes from the camp with the other 50 or…
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Fundraising to help refugees in Calais
In 4 years the Syria civil war has claimed 200,000 Syrian lives and forced 4 million refugees to flee the country. These people are desperate for food, shelter and stability. The drastic and dangerous methods people are taking to try to find refuge shows the dire straits they are in.…