Volunteer-run NGO supporting refugees in the UK & France. We believe we can best help refugees by promoting social inclusion.
We are a UK charity dedicated to supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Calais and in the UK. We do so in the spirit of our name, Calais ‘Light’.
As an entirely volunteer-led organisation, we keep things simple by sharing the load between us.
On our weekend convoys to Calais, we provide manpower for existing charities there, as well as the necessary aid. In the UK, we also partner with refugee charities, working to provide support and resources to refugees and asylum seekers here. We do this through our initiative, #CourtCommerce, which involves collaborations with popular and high quality UK clothing brands to provide refugees with a choice of quality items that gives them back a sense of agency and integrity. In addition, we have recently established the Calais Light UK Volunteer Network that works with UK-based refugee charities and volunteers to undertake a range of tasks to help support and protect the human rights of refugees here in the UK. The situation of refugees and asylum seekers is unfathomable to many of us who have never experienced the terrors of war, dislocation or extreme instability that makes the idea of travelling the ocean to an unknown fate, a preferable option to your native country. We stand in solidarity with refugees and we welcome you to join us. You can do so on our convoys to Calais, by joining our new UK networks, or by donating to our Go Fund Me https://www.gofundme.com/f/6n9sg-calais-light. At Calais Light, all that is required to join is compassion and a community drive to problem solve. #KnowHope #KnowLove #HonourRefugees Find out more at our website: https://www.calaislight.com/Calaisor donate at https://www.gofundme.com/f/r5jwhp-calais-light Registered Charity Number : 1206481
