Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Can you help with Christmas gifts for torture survivors?
Hello neighbours
As we get closer to Christmas, I’d like to ask if you have any unwanted items that could be given as Christmas gifts to torture survivors in London. I work for this wonderful charity http://www.freedomfromtorture.org/ (which is just up the road from Harringay, near Finsbury Park) who help and rehabilitate men, women and children who have fled to the UK after suffering torture in their home country (such as Sri Lanka, Iran, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo of Turkey). Our clients were tortured for many reasons; including their ethnicity, religion, sexuality, political views or for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
As well as having to live with the trauma of experiencing torture, the majority of our clients live in extreme poverty, living in frankly quite grim shared accommodation, and reliant on NASS support of just £36 a week. Others are destitute.
Some of the staff here are collecting unwanted items to be given as Christmas gifts to our clients, most of whom very rarely receive a gift of any kind. I wondered if any of my Harringay neighbours might be able to donate something. Anything that could be given as a gift would be gratefully received; unwanted toiletry sets, hats/gloves, children’s toys , new/good as new clothing etc. Sealed but unwanted chocolates etc would be wonderful, but I realise this is less likely :-)
I live at the North end of the Ladder, and although we don’t have transport, my husband could pick items up locally. Gifts can also be delivered to Freedom from Torture’s office in Isledon Road if you would prefer.
I appreciate that these are hard times for many, and that we all get so many requests to help charities at this time of year, but I’m not after your money - just any unwanted items that could put a smile on the faces of some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in the UK.
Please PM me if you can help or would like to know more.
Thanks
As we get closer to Christmas, I’d like to ask if you have any unwanted items that could be given as Christmas gifts to torture survivors in London. I work for this wonderful charity http://www.freedomfromtorture.org/ (which is just up the road from Harringay, near Finsbury Park) who help and rehabilitate men, women and children who have fled to the UK after suffering torture in their home country (such as Sri Lanka, Iran, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo of Turkey). Our clients were tortured for many reasons; including their ethnicity, religion, sexuality, political views or for simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
As well as having to live with the trauma of experiencing torture, the majority of our clients live in extreme poverty, living in frankly quite grim shared accommodation, and reliant on NASS support of just £36 a week. Others are destitute.
Some of the staff here are collecting unwanted items to be given as Christmas gifts to our clients, most of whom very rarely receive a gift of any kind. I wondered if any of my Harringay neighbours might be able to donate something. Anything that could be given as a gift would be gratefully received; unwanted toiletry sets, hats/gloves, children’s toys , new/good as new clothing etc. Sealed but unwanted chocolates etc would be wonderful, but I realise this is less likely :-)
I live at the North end of the Ladder, and although we don’t have transport, my husband could pick items up locally. Gifts can also be delivered to Freedom from Torture’s office in Isledon Road if you would prefer.
I appreciate that these are hard times for many, and that we all get so many requests to help charities at this time of year, but I’m not after your money - just any unwanted items that could put a smile on the faces of some of the most vulnerable and marginalised people in the UK.
Please PM me if you can help or would like to know more.
Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on
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Have PM'd you.
Ben
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Permalink Reply by Marion on
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Hi! Would love to contribute. I'll PM you now.
EDIT: I had to add you as a connection first, but have done that now. :)
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Permalink Reply by Lesley G on
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Thanks both of you. Unfortunately, although I have accepted you both as connections, when I click on my HOL mailbox I can only see old messages.
Could I ask you (and anyone else who can help) to email me at Lesley.gravett@btinternet.com please
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Fab, have now emailed you. And good on you for organising this, it's a really lovely idea. :)
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Marion
Your message appeared, I typed out a reply but it would not let me send it! I think I have broken HoL!
I'll wait for your email and reply to that.
Ben, I still cannot see your message to me, could you please email me lesley.gravett@btinternet.com
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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Is this the same place as the Medical Foundation for Victims of Torture? Or has that been re-named? If so it's on my occasional route so I can drop off toys directly rather than via HoL.
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Hi Pamish, yes it is indeed the same charity, we renamed a few years ago. It's the curved building nearly opposite the Sobell Centre.
That would be really wonderful if you could drop toys off, would be appreciated so much!
You can drop gifts at reception, but if you ask for me when you come in then I would be delighted to pop down and say thank you in person
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