Support us …. Donate to us

 

There are several ways in which you might wish to support our work:

 Donations of Items

Useful items for people at the Refugee Welcome Centre. Please note that we only accept clothing items if they are new or ‘as new’  :-

We are currently seeking donations of Gardening clothes and gloves, and welly boots, mainly for men . 

• Dictionaries. English. English/French.  English/Arabic.  Picture dictionaries incl. childrens dictionaries.
• Maps - Bristol.  UK.
• Photo frames.
• Bike helmets, pumps, saddlebags
• NEW pillows and duvets.
• Mains radios, CD and tape. Kettles.
• Bags. Shoppers and sports.
• Toiletries.
• Umbrellas.
• Good condition mens trainers.
• NEW frying and saucepans.
• FOOD. Most asked for;- Rice, Tuna/fish. Tomato sauce. Tea / coffee / sugar / milk. 

Donations of Money

We are fund-raising to provide, amongst other things, a hot meal once a week for people who are seeking sanctuary in UK, while they wait for a decision on their claim.  A number of those who benefit are homeless and destitute because their claim for asylum is refused, but they cannot return to war zones. 

If you would like to give money please e-mail us and complete our declaration form which can be downloaded here :-

gift_aid_declaration_form-jan-2010

This will enable us to increase the value of your gift if you are a taxpayer.

You can also donate to us through the following link to the Charities Aid Foundation website :-

http://www.CAFonline.org/charityprofile/bristolrefugeerights

If you wish to make regular donations and take advantage of Gift Aid, a CAF Charity Account may be suitable for you. If you click on the above link and then click on the tab ‘For individuals’, you will be able to go to guidance on how to set up a CAF Charity Account from which regular donations can be made.  If you are eligible for Gift Aid your account will be credited accordingly enabling you to donate more to your chosen charities.

Donations via Easyfundraising.org.uk  

You can support Bristol Refugee Rights by making on-line purchases from a range of suppliers such as Amazon and WH Smith.

Here’s what you do. Step one is to visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk and you will see a box marked ‘Register as User’ on the home page. Click on that and you will be asked to enter an email address and a password, and then register Bristol Refugee Rights as your ’cause’.  If you are already registered for a different cause you can add Bristol Refugee Rights as a second cause if you have a second email address.

Step two happens when you want to buy something from one of the suppliers affiliated to the scheme (the easyfundraising website lists all 2000 of them). You go into the easyfundraising site and log in, then you click on the site you want to buy from, e.g. Amazon, from within the easyfundraising site.
You make your purchase as normal and the supplier will then make a donation to Bristol Refugee Rights.  You will receive an e-mail in due course from easyfundraising notifying you of the amount (this can take from a day or so up to 30 days - even from the same supplier).

Affiliation

If you represent an organisation which shares our values and wishes to affiliate, please go here and complete an affiliation form.

 

Another way to support asylum seekers is through our Hardship Fund :-

 

Over the past 2 years, the Bristol Branch of the British Red Cross, Refugee Action and Bristol Refugee Rights have worked together to provide hardship payments for destitute sanctuary-seeking individuals who are living in Bristol. 

 

Together, we have sustained weekly payments of £10 for a maximum of 12 weeks to a number of individuals who have become destitute while waiting for the outcome of their application for asylum.  This can happen at a number of different points in the process, and some people are living without regular support for long periods.  More than 120 individuals have been helped in this way over the past year. 

 

These funds, which have been a lifeline for those concerned and also a vital gesture of care, are now seriously threatened.  British Red Cross are having to reduce their grant to local branches and asking them to restrict payments to a maximum of 4 weeks.  All Refugee Action funds have had to go towards enabling people to travel to Liverpool, to lodge fresh evidence for their asylum claims (£80 per person per trip), which they are now required to do in person. 

 

Following discussion with Refugee Action and Red Cross, Bristol Refugee Rights is launching a Hardship Fund,  to raise the additional funds needed to provide these minimal weekly payments for up to 12 weeks per person.  During this time we assist people to obtain better legal representation and make fresh claim for asylum.  We estimate we need to raise about £4000 per year.

 

PLEASE GIVE A DONATION TO HELP RELIEVE THE MISERY OF THOSE WHO FLEE THEIR COUNTRY, ONLY TO FIND THEMSELVES DESTITUTE IN UK!

 

 

Make your donation to BRR, marking it for the Hardship Fund, and indentifying it for gift aid where possible.

 

Information will be available on the website about the status of this fund.

 

THANK YOU!