Category: COVID-19

Covid-19 restrictions don’t make our work any easier, but they do increase the needs of those we are helping. It is vital to respect these measures in order to protect ourselves and others. Volunteering in the UK (from 2nd January): You may leave the home to provide voluntary or charitable services if you cannot reasonably do so from home.  Please consider whether the services you are providing are necessary.  Asylum seekers are often severely traumatised by events that they have experienced.  In circumstances where they have come to rely on our services and discontinuing them would lead to increased anxiety …

    Ever wondered what ‘socially distant’ food distributions look like in Calais? We have been very happy to see the refugees responding to our new social distancing distributions during these difficult times! Food deliveries are critical, but they shouldn’t put people at risk. Anyone who has volunteered in Calais can imagine how hard it’s been to achieve this. Watch below to see how it’s been on the ground. New measures introduced due to the Coronavirus pandemic have greatly affected day-to-day life at the camp. Each week, to feed every site in Calais and Dunkirk, we need to make 330 food …