Each day as I watch the growing refugee crisis, I feel a despair which wont subside.  I look at my family and put myself in the position of the refugees – fleeing bombs and torture in their Homeland.  I am stunned at the scale of the suffering and the lack of coordinated response from our governments across Europe and the developed world.  I want to do something practical to help and so I have planned to travel out to Lesvos from 8 to 17 January 16.  I don’t mind what I do to help – cook, clean, hand out supplies, help with transport .. and provide a friendly face.   The donated funds will all be used to provide clothing, food, shelter and transport on the island.

It is all organised now – flights /accommodation etc .. people have been so generous donating to the cause, so many people feel the same as me but are not in the position to make the trip.

Emma