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Massive Tayside clothes donation arrives in Syria

The shipment made its way safely to the refugees.
The shipment made its way safely to the refugees.

A shipment of clothes and toiletries donated by generous Tayside residents has safely reached Syrian refugee camps.

Around 25 tonnes of clothes, as well as 5000 bars of soap collected by Dundee Refugee Support were transported by a haulage company hired by the group.

The goods made it all the way to camps just north of Aleppo, as well as Serbia, where many refugees are stranded in poor sanitary conditions.

The refugee camp just north of Aleppo.

Dundee Refugee Support chairman Mike Strachan said: “The items were donated to us over a two week period.

“In Syria we distributed mostly clothes, but the shipment to Serbia contained soap as well.

“Hygiene is an issue there and keeping clean can be very difficult – there aren’t just a hundred or so people in these camps, we are talking tens of thousands.

“These are people that have fled their homes with very little, often just the clothes on their backs.

“We occasionally get letters from refugees, mostly when they’ve made it to a safe haven, and they are just so elated to know that there are people out there thinking about them and wanting to help.

“A lot of these people were not poor in their home country – they were professionals and had a nice life before the conflict started.

“They have not just been stripped of their livelihood but of their dignity.”

Mike explained that as Dundee Refugee Support receives no funding, every cash donation goes directly towards paying the haulage companies to transport the items.

He added: “We always appreciate clothes donations but we are also trying to raise funds so that we can actually get these clothes to where they’re needed.

“Every penny people donate literally helps put clothes on people’s backs.

“As always we’d like to say a massive thank you to the people of Dundee, Tayside, Fife and Angus for all making this possible.”

To donate to Dundee Refugee Support or find out more information about the organisation, visit http://www.dundeethecaringcity.co.uk/