Hello all

I have signed up for my first ever marathon (eek), and I have decided to use this very scary prospect to fundraise for Art Refuge UK. 

Art Refuge UK is a small charity set up by experienced art therapists that works with people who have been displaced for a variety of reasons including as a result of trafficking, armed conflict and natural disasters. 

The charity provides support to displaced people to help with their psychological wellbeing, through art making and art therapy.

I came across Art Refuge UK during an introductory course I took in art psychotherapy last autumn and I was hugely inspired by the work the charity has been doing in Calais: https://www.artrefugeuk.org/calais. Art therapists support displaced people in Calais by providing a safe space in which they can make art, talk with the therapists and with others, take a break from and talk about their often frightening and exhausting situation.

The charity also does inspiring work in Nepal: https://www.artrefugeuk.org/nepal...

Jess X

(Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.)