Contents:

2
Relief4Refugees

Refugee Hope
Objectives and Primary Review

Drawing4Disasters

Skills4Refugees

Play4All

01st December 2013

To meet humanitarian objectives, provide long-term and sustainable community projects and initiate skills based training in order to support the regrowth of communities displaced by famine, drought or conflict.

Refugee Hope is a charitable organisation that was set up following students experience of the current Syrian refugee crises. While in Jordan students raised 4500 through social media to initiate the charities primary relief project. Now with the support of Jordanian partners, Refugee Hope is initiating a series of projects to support the day-to-day struggles refugees are facing in Jordan. support our initiative. Relief4Refugees Drawing4Disaster Play4All We now need people to help

Skills4Refugees

These projects will support our four encompassing aims: Empowerment, Sustainability, Dignity and Hope

1 2

Direct relief programme with a focus on providing refugees with their basic needs to ensure their survival
In September 2013 Coventry University students launched a Facebook appeal in support of the current refugee crises unfolding in Jordan. At present there are close to 600,000 Syrian refugees living in temporary accommodation on the Syrian/Jordan border. After visiting and experiencing the lives of those living under such strenuous conditions the students raised a remarkable 4500 in under 48 hours to help provide basic provisions for the refugees. Since returning, the students have endeavored to continue the work they started through a formal charitable organisation. A leading objective of the charity is to raise money for basic, life sustaining relief items. With support from partners in Jordan and the Majid ALSadi Changing Lives Programme relief aid projects will run under the Refugee Hope banner all year round. We will continue to seek donors and raise money through

Relief4Refugees
fundraising events to ensure a steady stream of relief items are delivered to the communities of refugees that we have been working with. This is especially crucial in the lead up to winter as the temperature is dropping

Second Relief Distribution (24th September) Each Family Received (50x): 10kg Rice 1kg Lentils 2kg Tea 1kg Powdered Milk 1kg Salt 2kg Sugar 2x200g Humus 500g of Coffee 50 Stock Cubes 1x Pineapple Squash 1x Large Blanket 1x Small Blanket 25x Boxes Matches 2x 4AA Batteries 1x Head Lamp 1x Football 1x Kite 1x Football Pump

Primary Distribution (21st September): 185 Pairs of Socks 21 Blankets 15 Wool Dresses 130 Kites 100 Matchbox Cars 50 Skipping Ropes 50 Lamps 184 Batteries 90 Assorted Balls 200 Drawing Pads 288 Coloured Pencils 30kg Peanuts 540kg Rice 40kg Lentils 1225l Water 58ltOil 240 Tubes of Smarties 3000 Teabags 800 Boxes of Matches 40kg Sugar

Clothes4Christmas (30th November) 500x Pairs of Gloves 500x Pairs of Socks

lorem ipsum :: [Date]

Drawing4 Disasters

Post Conflict - Art Therapy

Our first drawing4disasters workshop ran on the 30th of November 2013. Over 100 Syrian children took part in the Mafraq region bordering Syria. The workshops aim to provide a platform for young Syrians to express their grief through art and also offer the teams who conduct the workshops an opportunity to develop strong relationships with the mothers and children in the Syrian communities. Creating art after trauma is one way to help children cope with post-trauma stresses and serves to bring lightness into their lives (Karla Leopold) The pictures below are just a few examples of the art produced by the Syrians throughout the workshop. These pictures will now form the basis of a social enterprise scheme to help raise the much-needed funds for basic relief items we will be providing through the Relief4Refugees programme. All products including; tee shirts, cards, posters, mugs, calendars and photo books will be available on our website in the near future. www.refugeehope.org.uk Drawing4disasters is the first step for many of the refugees into the process of reconciliation after a period of complete turbulence.

By providing a platform to allow children to express their grief, you are taking the first

lorem ipsum :: [Date]

Skills4 Refugees

When leaving Syria many of the refugees left their lives behind them. They now have to adapt to a set of very challenging circumstances. To support this process our Skills4Life programme aims at educating Syrians with life critical skills by utilising departments within the University. Our primary objective will be to develop the camps infrastructure so it reflects the guidelines recommended in the Sphere minimum standards in humanitarian response. This will include: Developing safe and secure sanitation through the camp Lighting areas of the camp to ensure safety after dark Moving toilets to reduce the risk of contamination Provide triage sieves and deliver sick patients to UNHCR health care centres.

Other projects we are starting to develop, in coordination with University departments, include: Agricultural development The food security department is researching the possibility of growing and harvesting basic crops to support the growing food needs of the refugee populations. The processes will be based around using waste product to create sustainable compost that can then be used to fertilize the arid desert land. Temporary Development School

to a team coming out to administer polio vaccinations in light of the recent polio outbreak in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Regular Doctors Visit Through our partnership with The Al-Amman Fund we hope to arrange for the refugees to receive monthly check-ups from

Education was highlighted as one of the greatest priorities i by the needs assessment that was carried out in November 2013. The University is looking at temporary structures that could be used as classrooms and easily constructed in the camps. We are also starting to research the implementation of educational training to empower Syrians to teach in their communities. Polio Vaccination Scheme We are currently in discussions with the UNHCR with regards

lorem ipsum :: [Date]

1 2 3

Play4All

There are huge numbers of children around the world today, living in horrendous conditions in refugee camps due to conflict, war and disaster. Many have lost their mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters & friends. They hardly eat, sleep, drink and NEVER have fun, the ultimate right of a child. Fun4all aims to provide as many children as it can with the fun they deserve. Imagine a sandy refugee camp, full of death and despair. A young boy, who has lost his father, his brother and has only his mother alive to care for him, has lost hope and feels nothing but sadness. Then a convoy of lorries arrives containing huge, brightly coloured bouncy castles. The childs face lights up as he runs over to them. He spends the next two hours jumping and shouting on the bouncy castle forgetting the misery he felt 2 hours before. He runs back to his mother with open arms, full of joy and tells his story. Whilst he is away having fun, the mother has been able to organise their sleeping arrangements and gathered food for their evening meal. Upon seeing the joy in her sons eyes, she instantly becomes filled with happiness. 5

Thats what Fun4All aims to achieve, happiness through fun. There are a number of ways Fun4all can provide fun for children in refugee camps. Bouncy castles are just one example and not always practical or the best option. Therefore Fun4all will continue researching, analysing and gaining input form the children themselves, to find the most beneficial and practical ways to ensure children in these times of crisis are able to have fun

Projects Setting up child friendly play areas: Designated for children and containing equipment to promote play. Education through entertainment (Through fun, UNICEF has successfully taught children in refugee camps about HIV prevention, gender based violence etc)

A time of huge stress can prevent the enjoyment of any aspect of life Play4All aims to redress this
lorem ipsum :: [Date]

1 2

What now?

do

we

need

our programs please get in touch. These are just some of the key areas where we need to develop: Fundraising Media and promotion Public Relations Donations Information Technology

To continue to develop our organisation we are committed to gaining members who wish to positively the support aims and and

promote

objectives of the charity. We want to increase our trustee base and are accepting

and website development Accountancy Law

applications from people who

Thank you for your support!

feel they can contribute in developing the charity. If you believe that you have resources that could support

Refugee Hope
Development and Alumni Office Alan Berry Building Coventry University Priory Street Coventry, West Midlands CV1 5FB

www.refugeehope.org.uk
Matt.refugeehope@gmail.com matthew@refugeehope.org.uk 07811 053540