Raising funds for CRIBS International

Date published: 30 May 2018


After witnessing a refugee camp in Greece with her own eyes, Greenfield's Station Brew Cafe joint-owner Sophie Haywood is hosting a fund-raising initiative in conjunction with Sally Hyman from CRIBS International, a charity which provides homes for pregnant refugee women and those with babies in Athens.

Flats in Athens allow women to have a front door, a kitchen, a bed, cupboards, a bathroom, privacy and safety.

CRIBS International supports breastfeeding where possible and two local refugee volunteers help with language, legal and practical information.

It costs £20 per day for rent, bills and food.

Sophie and Sally are now seeking funds - raised through CRIBS with the support of the Station Brew Cafe - for Shevan Reemaz, Roshni and Yussuf to help secure their future in Europe.

The family are Kurds from Irbil in Iraq.

They escaped from persecution to end up in a squat in Athens.

When CRIBS first took them to their flat, they came with only the clothes they stood up in, unable to even bring blankets without threat of violence.

To make a donation to the CRIBS' cause, please log on to: mydonate.bt.com/charities/cribsinternational