12/06/2009
Red Cross Welcomes Translink Refugee Gift
The Red Cross' busy refugee service in Northern Ireland has received a generous boost from the Translink employee charity RailRoad, which will enable the humanitarian organisation to better support refugee parents with young families in Northern Ireland.
RailRoad's £1,000 donation to the Red Cross has been used to buy essential childcare equipment for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers who are struggling to meet the cost of caring for young children.
Welcoming the generosity of Translink employees at the start of Refugee Week 2009, Red Cross refugee services manager Neil McKittrick said: "The Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever they are and wherever they are from, and as anyone with a baby or young child knows it can be an expensive business when it comes to buying things like prams, cots and highchairs.
"When refugee parents are already struggling to meet their family's basic needs, receiving support like this makes a world of a difference, both practically and emotionally and I would really like to thank Translink employees for making a big difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society."
John Kennedy, RailRoad committee member also said: "We give support to many organisations which provide vital services within local communities. I know that the Red Cross has a long tradition of helping displaced people from all over the world, which is why we are pleased to be able to support its work with refugee families in Northern Ireland in this way."
Neil McKittrick explained that each year the Red Cross in the UK supports thousands of refugees in many different ways. "Last year in Northern Ireland we helped over 100 refugees and asylum seekers from around the world, providing a range of services from emergency provisions for those facing severe hardship, to giving orientation support and friendly advice.
"They are important services and Translink's support will go a long way for those who have very little."
Pictured: Siobhan Rafferty from Translink with Sudanese refugee Abdellahaf Abdelaziz with the first of the prams.
(JM/NS)
RailRoad's £1,000 donation to the Red Cross has been used to buy essential childcare equipment for vulnerable refugees and asylum seekers who are struggling to meet the cost of caring for young children.
Welcoming the generosity of Translink employees at the start of Refugee Week 2009, Red Cross refugee services manager Neil McKittrick said: "The Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever they are and wherever they are from, and as anyone with a baby or young child knows it can be an expensive business when it comes to buying things like prams, cots and highchairs.
"When refugee parents are already struggling to meet their family's basic needs, receiving support like this makes a world of a difference, both practically and emotionally and I would really like to thank Translink employees for making a big difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable in our society."
John Kennedy, RailRoad committee member also said: "We give support to many organisations which provide vital services within local communities. I know that the Red Cross has a long tradition of helping displaced people from all over the world, which is why we are pleased to be able to support its work with refugee families in Northern Ireland in this way."
Neil McKittrick explained that each year the Red Cross in the UK supports thousands of refugees in many different ways. "Last year in Northern Ireland we helped over 100 refugees and asylum seekers from around the world, providing a range of services from emergency provisions for those facing severe hardship, to giving orientation support and friendly advice.
"They are important services and Translink's support will go a long way for those who have very little."
Pictured: Siobhan Rafferty from Translink with Sudanese refugee Abdellahaf Abdelaziz with the first of the prams.
(JM/NS)
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