So we are here & i don't care what peoples politics are - it cannot be right that heavily pregnant women & small children are sleeping under leaking tents with no bedding or shoes in 2015...
Today was spent managing to purchase & build framework for 6 large shelters which are primarily for family groups that include women & children. I realised as dusk fell & worried husbands gathered to lead me to their families where i met 4 different women all of 7 to 8 months pregnant with no shelter that this is going to be a hard won struggle, all we could do as darkness fell was to promise tomorrow, tomorrow...
This is truly heartbreaking stuff but we can't begin to go there. As soon as one arrives on the site with wood one is besieged by cries of "just one little piece of wood, i have no home".
We need donations - i cannot begin to tell you how much we need donations. Today from our fund of e410 we spent e160 on timber & plastic, a shelter costs approx e80 - e100, plastic & wood are expensive, the other 2 guys we are working with put in similar amounts. We are shamelessly begging at this point....
We must tell you that no matter how long these people have taken to travel from Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, no matter how hard their lives are they have respect & great dignity, even though their lives are shit & what they've been through appalling they smile & are kind & helpful, one feels totally at home... as the saying goes "There go I but for the grace of God".
Laura & Sid
Val says OK, now we know what you need we need to start fundraising. We want your money so Sid and Laura can continue building. It is urgent.
They need your money to build. You all did well with clothes and bedding but now dig deep into your pockets.
We have no association, everything is on trust... send, give, find me and shower me with euros to help buy building materials. Tell your friends, especially those with lots of money and big hearts. Cancel your lunch tomorrow and send the cost to me. Make your cheques to Laura Havard. This is what she says
Yes Val, we will submit accounts or receipts if required. Cheque or cash, we're going to use the credit card for the week & pay ourselves back.. Name of Havard. Love to you... Laura & Sid xxx
So send cheques to me made to LAURA Havard
They need money to save lives taglines82@gmail.com
Val says OK, now we know what you need we need to start fundraising. We want your money so Sid and Laura can continue building. It is urgent.
They need your money to build. You all did well with clothes and bedding but now dig deep into your pockets.
We have no association, everything is on trust... send, give, find me and shower me with euros to help buy building materials. Tell your friends, especially those with lots of money and big hearts. Cancel your lunch tomorrow and send the cost to me. Make your cheques to Laura Havard. This is what she says
Yes Val, we will submit accounts or receipts if required. Cheque or cash, we're going to use the credit card for the week & pay ourselves back.. Name of Havard. Love to you... Laura & Sid xxx
So send cheques to me made to LAURA Havard
They need money to save lives taglines82@gmail.com
