Write a commentLocal firm Baba Me are spearheading a campaign to get baby carriers out to Kos and the other greek Islands to help in a constructive way the refugees there.
Refugees are landing there with young babies and no baby equipment.
Baba Me will be donating 50 carriers to the relief effort and are asking you to match that donation. They will send these on at their own cost.
If you wish to donate your carriers to them they are accepting carriers until Friday 11th September. Their address is Baba Me, 1 Flurrybridge, Jonesborough, Newry, BT35 8SQ.
Total fund is £2700, anything you can give to aid this humanitarian crisis would be very much appreciated. Every £1 will help.
Amnesty International have stated on Lesvos:
Migrants and refugees forced to walk for miles
With only four buses available to transport the hundreds of people coming ashore every day, most have to walk the up to 70 km journey from the island’s northern shores to the reception centre in the capital, Mytilene.
Amnesty International witnessed more than 100 mainly Syrian and Afghan refugees, including families with small children and elderly people, walk to the point of collapse in temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius. In the absence of help from the authorities, locals, tourists and activists gave them water and food.
Syrian refugees told Amnesty International how arduous the journey was for families and the elderly:
“There are women with babies and there is no bus … We are young and we will make it but what about them?”
A baby carrier can help these poor families transport their famililes safely. It can keep them together, and show these children, who have endured enough, love and warmth and safety. A baby carrier, quite simply, can help these families cope.
Check out the Fundraising Page at www.gofundme.com/carriersforkos
