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On Saturday the 16th of June we took part in a 19km walk from Hastings to Rye (by the South Coast of England) to fund life saving activities in Iraq
With the current crisis in Iraq, civilians are bearing the brunt of the violence. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is working closely with the Iraqi Red Crescent to respond to the growing humanitarian needs of the people of Iraq. The ICRC is helping people on a daily basis through emergency relief activities such as food distrbution, supplying essential household items and hygiene parcels. They also provide access to clean water as well as sanitation services, two things which have become incredibly precious due to their rare supply. Additionally, they support medical services, hospitals, and health centres giving people access to vital, life saving medical treatments.
The ICRC spreads the message of international humanitarian law reminding soldiers to respect the Geneva conventions, and works on re-uniting people who have been separated from their loved ones through a tracing program.
visit http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/iraq?opendocument&link=home
to see how your money will be spent.
Participants (in alphabetical order):
Reem Abu Nahl
Ayman Al-Arari
Sama Aleshaiker
Hala Al-Hindawi
Zaid Al-Hindawi
Yasser Al-Istarabady
Duha Al-Saraf
Sara Al-Saraf
Nadia Al-Shadhir
Arij Al-Soltan
Ezzidin Alwan
Reem Auchi
Taimour Baban
Faten Barakat
Camilla Bustani
Charles Chiu
Cleopatra Darwish
Rasha El-Khalili
Wafa El-Tibi
Hayder Fekaiki
Nadia Gattan
Omar Hamouda
Lamees Ibrahim
Sammer Khalil
Rana Muwahid
Yamam Nabeel
Sam Qiradar
Eric Randall (Guide)
Zainab Saleh
Stewart Wood
Please remember if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.
So please sponsor us now!
You may also find more details on our website www.walkforiraq.com
Many thanks for your support.
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Other donations raised to date:
Other online pages : £335 + £74.74(Gift Aid)=£409.74
Cheques: £2125
Matching: £1495