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Humanizing Aid with Dignity

Humanizing Aid with Dignity

Oct 13, 2019-- A small but increasingly influential British NGO called Refugee Support aims to deliver what it calls "aid with dignity" by adding a sense of normality and respect to its food distribution efforts. Refugee Support co-founders Paul Hutchings and John Sloan met in 2015 in Calais' notorious Jungle camp. They were both drawn to help alleviate the suffering of the thousands of migrants and refugees living in deplorable conditions while the French and British governments watched with indifference."The idea of aid with dignity came from our experiences in Calais," says Hutchings. Read more here. (1692 reads)


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