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The crisis for Syrian refugees heads into its third freezing winter as appeal goes out for warm clothes and shoes
Mayo asked to donate clothes to Syrian refugees
Castlebar businessman makes impassioned plea ahead of freezing winter
Áine Ryan
THE owner of Castlebar’s Olive Tree restaurant, Mustapha Aboubi, has made an impassioned plea to Mayo people to donate clothes to Syrian refugees. A supporter of the humanitarian aid group, Human Appeal International, Mr Mustapha, a native of Algeria, plans to travel to a Turkish refugee camp in Hatay in early December with journalists and volunteers.
“We hope to send a container full of warm clothes, blankets, gloves, scarves and hats before then. This is a humanitarian appeal for a population that is in crisis. These people were forced to leave all their possessions behind and flee. Can you imagine what that is like?” Mustapha Aboubi said yesterday.
Many of these families are facing their third winter dispossessed and in freezing conditions. The campaign ends on Monday next, September 30.
Human Appeal International Ireland’s appeal is a nationwide drive to send as much clothes as possible to the refugee camp. In January last, the group sent €1.5 million worth of medical supplies from Ireland, as well as two ambulances. For more information, visit www.humanappeal.ie, or call Mustapha Aboubi at The Olive Tree on 094 90 38812 or 086 3427788.
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