Tag: refugees
Warm reception for refugees
Leeds welcomes families fleeing war-torn Syria
As part of the Leeds Resettlement Programme, a group of refugee families fleeing war torn Syria have received...
Ramadan run for refugees: Biggest challenge yet for charity stalwart
For many fundraisers, completing a 10km challenge would be enough of a task in aid of charity. Add to that, no food and drink...
Helping hands: Displaced find a place in Bradford
Bradford has long held a tradition of welcoming and accepting asylum seekers and refugees into their community to the extent that it has been...
Ramadan for refugees: Bradford duo over £20,000 in aid to displaced...
A pair of childhood friends from Bradford have described conditions in a refugee camp on the Turkey-Syria border as ‘shocking’, saying circumstances have only...
Displaced and deserted: Afghan refugees ‘at risk of being forgotten’ in...
Afghanistan is facing a ‘displacement crisis’ as the number of civilians trapped inside their own country dramatically doubled over the past three years, a...
‘Change of heart’ allows resettlement of vulnerable children
UK set to welcome child refugees
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be resettled in the UK from Greece, Italy and France, in an initiative announced...
Migrants try to hang themselves in Athens
Border closures lead to refugees attempting suicide
Horrific pictures have emerged showing two desperate migrants trying to hang themselves in the middle of Athens’...
Team Harehills: Putting the ‘unity’ back in community
As refugees in Calais prepare to see in the New Year in their self-constructed camps, a team of determined fundraisers 300 miles away are...
Community spirit: Local champions blossom at White Rose awards
A community organisation in Beeston, which raised two truck-loads of aid for Syrian refugees earlier this year, has been commended at a prestigious awards...
Calderdale welcomes refugees
Councillors discuss efficient ways to ensure a smooth integration
The best ways for Calderdale Council to cater for refugees, fleeing from persecution in Syria, was...
Bradford trio return from aid mission
‘The images seen on television did not do justice’
A veteran volunteer from Bradford, who claims to be amongst the first aid workers to leave...
King Khan lives up to his name
Amir Khan Foundation and Penny Appeal deliver special aid convoy from UK to refugees in Greece
A special Amir Khan Foundation and Penny Appeal aid...
‘Team Syria’ return
Volunteers complete ‘humbling, enriching and emotionally draining’ journey.
A five-strong team from Bradford headed to the Turkish province of Hatay last month as they delivered...
