Buy essential aid for refugees
In our Essential Aid section, we prioritise refugee health and dignity whilst they are in transit. Staying clean and comfortable is crucial during challenging times.
Provide a refugee with fresh clothes, give them the ability to keep clean and maintain their dignity, and provide essential hygiene items for women and children.
Buy a family hygiene pack for a refugee family and provide all their cleaning essentials for an entire month.
These packs typically provide a month’s supply of hygiene essentials to a refugee family, including washing powder, toothpaste and brushes, shampoo, soap, wet wipes and washing up liquid.
Provide the entire family with the hygiene essentials they need by buying period pads for refugee women and girls and baby nappies and cream too.
In Eastern Ukraine, it’s customary to take off your shoes in people’s houses and wear house slippers. It is a mark of respect for each other.
Even during the war, when a side of the building has been bombed and there is dust and debris all around, this tradition persists exemplifies the profound impact of preserving daily life routines in reinstating dignity to individuals during times of crisis. However, this also means that slippers wear out much quicker.
For just £18 you can buy a pack of 5 slippers for a household.
The last thing a parent should have to worry about is having clean nappies and cream for their child. It’s hard enough living in a refugee camp, never mind if you don’t have the supplies to change your baby. Buy two weeks’ supply of nappies and cream and make a mother’s day.
Provide a mum with the hygiene essentials she needs too by buying period pads.
Residents of a refugee camp in Ouistreham and the squats in Caen rely heavily on aid for everyday items such as toilet paper.
Toilet paper is a very versatile item that can be used for a large variety of things: from helping clean the home, to staunching minor cuts, (as well as the obvious reason!)
For just £1.50, you can buy a pack of 6 rolls for a refugee family in northern France.
The Regional Clinical Children’s Hospital No.1 in Kharkiv City, Ukraine was in urgent need of bedding for their children’s beds.
At the start of the war in 2022, this hospital was targeted and severely. damaged. It has taken a long time to repair, and their is still a lot of work to be done. As a result one of their most needed items in bedding for children’s hospital beds.
Each bedding set includes:
2 x sheets
1 x duvet cover
1 x pillow case
Buy a pair of jogging bottoms for a refugee and give them something clean, warm and dry to wear.
Many refugees arrive with just the clothes on their back. Whilst there are some fantastic NGOs providing clothing, a shortage of supply and mismatch in sizes, especially in men’s clothes, mean many refugees don’t have access to clean, dry clothes. If you’re a fan of snuggling up in your joggers - treat someone to the same.
Help keep a refugee in France warm and dry by donating a pair of tracksuit bottoms.
Buy them some waterproof walking boots as well to ensure their feet stay clean, warm and dry, especially when they’re on the move.
Women and children have already started crossing the border from Ukraine into neighbouring countries such as Poland and Hungary in their thousands. Many thousands, even millions, more are expected to follow suit over the next few weeks.
We’ve heard from our partners that there are a lot of young children arriving and supplies are limited. Therefore, we’re putting together emergency baby bundles to greet them with.
These bundles include nappies, cream, wet wipes, baby food and formula. They’ll ensure that children fleeing the violence can have their immediate needs met.
Buy a pack of four boxer shorts for a refugee and give them something clean, warm and dry to wear.
We don’t think this one needs much explanation, really. Laundry and bathing facilities are non-existent when you’ve no chance of shelter. Everyone wants to stay clean. This pack of boxer shorts includes 4 pairs.
Help keep a refugee in France warm and dry by donating a pack of boxer shorts.
Buy a heater for a refugee family in Jordan or Turkey and help keep them warm at night and during winter.
Many people think of Jordan and Turkey as hot countries, but during the winter, temperatures often fall below freezing. The nights can be particularly brutal, especially for people living in poorly insulated housing, with limited facilities for keeping warm.
Help keep a refugee family warm by buying them a heater. Add fuel to your order so they can run the heater for longer.