NÛÇEYÊN DAWÎ
HELP 2nd Year Anniversary
We celebrated the second year since opening our premises in Peterborough city centre. Our trustees and staff team came together to share an Iftari meal towards the end of Ramadan, on the 4th April our day of first opening.
HELP for Easter Holiday Fun
Thanks to funding from PCVS & ICS, we have been able to offer several day trips for people on low incomes. This was our 3rd trip this year. We went to Laser Force in Peterborough, with a group of 23 kids and their carers for 2 hours of fun and exercise!
HELP for Half-Term Holidays
We have been providing free sessions for the school Half-Term holidays this February, with two arts & crafts sessions for young people and a special Occupational Therapy session providing advice for parents of children with sensory struggles.
HELP from local businesses
Thank you to Buster & Punch, whose staff collected together lots of gifts for children and toiletries for those who are struggling. Also thanks to volunteers from Sodexo and Pure Table Top who came to wrap gifts for children.
HELP with visiting London
A group of our service users enjoyed a trip to London with us, thanks to funding from PCVS & CPICS. We travelled by train, to see Big Ben, the London Eye, Natural History Museum, Science Museum and had a picnic in Hyde Park. Some of the group had their first experience of travelling by train.
HELP at Football sessions
Our team are running weekly football sessions for refugees and asylum seekers in Peterborough through-out April. Kindly funded by Living Sport and assisted by Netherton Football Club.
HELP at refugee accommodation
Our Outreach manager and volunteers visited a local hotel housing refugee families and delivered a fun Easter holiday session with the kids. We made bracelets, painted, played parachute games, tennis and pavement chalks.
HELP for Refugee Employment
On 20th February, we joined together with the Red Cross to put on a jobs fair at the Quaker house in Peterborough. Lots of people came along to speak with the employers present and it was a successful day, thanks to all who attended!
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HELP from local businesses
A big thanks to Institute of Export & International Trade who donated us 7 bikes for those in need, from their end of year conference. Also thanks to A&I group who organised the logistics and The Bikes College who checked the bikes and delivered to us.
HELP with visiting beach
A group of our service users enjoyed a trip to Hunstanton with us, thanks to funding from PCVS & CPICS. We borrowed a minibus to go to the seaside for the day, swimming, building sandcastles, eating fish & chips, and even a fairground ride. None of the service users had been to the beach in England before.
HELP with Coronation parade
Our lovely sewing tutor Fatima and the ladies in the sewing group at HELP, joined together to create a 25m long flag for the King's Coronation, at the request of the City Council.
HELP at Eid-Al-Fitr
Our team went along to Eid in the Park, at Central park in Peterborough. We had a lovely time celebrating with the Muslim community and sharing picnics.
HELP celebrate our 1st Birthday
Our team and service users celebrated our 1st Anniversary of opening the charity at the beginning of April. We received lovely cakes, flowers, balloons and artwork from our Ukrainian friends and had Peterborough Citizens and MP Paul Bristow with us to share the cakes.
HELP visit from Health Minister
We had a lovely visit from the Shadow Health Minister, the local Labour candidate and the Mayoress of Peterborough. We discussed our mental health support programme and how it has been helping people heal.
HELP with Ramadan
Our team delivered dates to asylum/sanctuary seekers housed in temporary accommodation in Peterborough, to help them to observe ramadan if they wished.
HELP with Empowering Women
Our team hosted a successful event for International Women's Day on the 8th March at the Peterborough Town Hall. We had speakers, a dancer, stalls, henna, face painting, photo booth, goodie bags, cakes and hot food.
HELP with fundraising at LUSH
Our founders spent the weekend with the team at LUSH Peterborough, raising awareness of our charity and vital funds to support our work. We handed out sweets and stickers to kids and had some great conversations with customers.
HELP with Ukraine Vigil
Our team helped organise, marshall and run the vigil for the one year anniversary of war in Ukraine. We brought along a 25m flag produced by our sewing group and handed out LED candles. We worked alongside Peterborough Council, Peterborough Cathedral and St. Olga's Church for the vigil, which saw hundreds of people come together in solidarity.
HELP Half-Term Sports
We had lots of kids come along and enjoy our sports session at the Focus Centre. We had parachute games, tug-of-war, musical chairs, archery, football, boxing, tennis, frisbee, space hoppers, a scooter board, crafts and refreshments.
HELP Campaigning for Citizens
Several of our team went to Peterborough Citizens Member's Assembly, to report on the listening done at H.E.L.P. We listened to the issues people are facing in the city and voted on the priorities for this year's campaigns.
HELP for student trip to UK
A group of German college students who were visiting the UK on an educational trip, asked if they could come to see us and learn about the issues refugees face in integration and belonging within the UK. Our founders were happy to welcome them to our offices and deliver an educational discussion.
HELP from U.S Forces
We had lots of help from volunteers working for the US Air forces in Cambridgeshire. They have helped to assemble furniture for Ukrainians, wrap christmas gifts for children and also brought donated toys for the Christmas gift giving. Anna helped us at the Christmas party and also brought along some lovely cards and pictures from the children on the base, for refugee children.
HELP from Santa for our Party
It was great to have Santa come to our Christmas party and give out gifts, we also had help from a talented face painting volunteer and DJ Stef. There was lots of food and bouncy castle fun. Thanks also to the beauty queens, snowman and the Mayor. Anna ran a great badge making activity too!
HELP from local businesses for Xmas
Lots of local businesses donated to our Christmas party. We had a whopping 120 mince pies donated by Tesco, lots of lovely cakes and cookies baked for us by 'Cakes for Kids' and lots of gifts donated by Dunelm customers. We also had another generous company who sponsored the other costs of the party but wished to stay anonymous.
HELP for Christmas treats
During December we handed out christmas treats and gifts to families and individuals who are struggling and need a little help with Christmas joy. Thanks to Kingsgate who donated these treats.
HELP for Homes4Ukraine Hosts
We have held a series of support and information events for sponsors/hosts on the Homes for Ukraine scheme. We provide time for sharing experiences, Q&As, information on moving on after hosting and any other advice needed.
HELP for Christmas wrapping
It was a pleasure to have these young lads from the
Princes Trust, come to wrap Christmas gifts for children in
need this festive season. They also decorated our tree for us!
HELP for empowering citizens
We joined Peterborough Citizens in their founding assembly, to celebrate joining the movement and working together with all the members to help the citizens of Peterborough see changes they want to see in the city.
HELP for half-term fun
We held a Halloween party for kids, with face painting, costumes to dress up in, party food, craft activities and party bags to take home. Lots of kids came and enjoyed themselves.
HELP for Homeless refugee
We had a request for help, from a man who fallen on difficult times. He needed support with a sleeping bag and tent to make him more comfortable as he was not eligible for council help.
HELP for men without shoes
One of our staff noticed that there were lots of refugee men housed in temporary accommodation who were walking around in flip flops and without coats. We ran an appeal and collected together over 90 pairs of trainers & boots, as well as coats, socks, scarves and jumpers.
HELP for ladies learning sewing
Due to popular demand, we started running sewing group twice a week, for ladies to come and socialise, learn new skills and enjoy a new hobby. We have 8 ladies regularly attend.
HELP at Salaam Radio Station
Three H.E.L.P co-founders were asked to join Ansar Ali on his Friday Radio programme with Salaam Radio. We enjoyed speaking with Ansar and letting the listeners know about our work in the city and wider county.
HELP with Uniform for refugee
We were asked for help with school uniform. She had asked the school for help, but was told to buy all new as there was no assistance for second-hand items. With only 1 supplier of the uniform, she had no alternative for more affordable options. We stepped in to help with the required school logo jumper, tie & P.E uniform to ease the cost.
HELP at Millfield Festival (August 2022)
We attended Millfield community festival, to join the fun with our community running an activity decorating wooden musical instruments. Lots of people enjoyed painting whistles, bells and xylaphones. We also joined in a game of
tug-of-war and enjoyed the music and carnival. It was great to see lots of familiar faces and meet new people too.
HELP recent work (July 2022)
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We provided a laptop for school work, to a family with 4 kids, who lost all their belongings in a house fire, with the help of Huntingdon District Council.
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We have provided many food parcels to individuals and families struggling to afford living costs.
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A bike helmet given to a young Ukrainian man who had a bike already but needed safety gear.
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Sunglasses given to an asylum seeking man who had eye problems after being hit by a car.
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We provided a pushchair with rain-cover to a refugee family in Cambridge, through our friends CRRC (Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign).
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A duvet was given to a recently housed homeless lady.
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A child's bike given to a 5 year old and 8 year old refugee girls.
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A sleeping bag and hiking rucksack to a Ukrainian school boy going on school activity camp.
HELP requested for men in hotel
We were asked for assistance for some men housed in a dispersal hotel. We provided t-shirts, trousers, jumpers and some shoes which we had in the correct sizes.
HELP with a bike (July 2022)
We were asked by one of our Ukrainian friends for help sourcing a bike to get around the city. We were able to help her to get from A to B more easily.
HELP Hefteya Penaberan pîroz dike
Di çarçoveya Hefteya Penaberan a 2022an de, me çenteyên xêrê yên bi temaya saxlemiyê radestî penaber û malbatên wan kirin. Di heman demê de gelek pirtûkên me yên bi temaya dermankirin û tenduristiyê û pirtûkên têkildarî penaberan hene ku mirov li navenda me bigihîjin wan.
ALÎKARIYA fêrbûna Îngilîzî (Hezîran 2022)
Du komên me yên xwendekarên Ukraynî hene ku heftê du caran bi me re beşdarî dersên îngilîzî yên destpêker dibin. Ders di hefteya yekem a hezîranê de dest pê kir û dê 6 hefte berdewam bike.
ALÎKARÎ bi pitika nû (Hezîran 2022)
Haya me ji malbateke penaber ku hewcedariya wan bi alîkariyê heye kirin
da ku ji bo endamê malbata xwe ya nû gayek ducar bidin. Em
karîbûn çavkaniya vê pergalê ji wan re peyda bikin da ku ji wan re bibin alîkar.
ALÎKARÎ bi bicihbûnê (Gulan 2022)
Van bisiklêtan ji malbatek Ukraynî ya nûhatî re derketin, da ku ji wan re bibin alîkar ku karibin derkevin derve û ji dîtina bajarê xweya nû Cambridge kêfxweş bibin. Spas ji bo bexşîna bisîkletek kur û dilxwazê dilovan ku bisiklêta mezinan tamîr kir.
ALÎKARÎ bi seferberiyê (Gulan 2022)
Ev skutera seferberiyê, ku bi dilovanî ji me re hat bexş kirin, ji jinek re hat dayîn ku ji bo pêdiviyên hefteyî bigihêje dikanan têdikoşiya. Ev tê wê wateyê ku ew êdî dikare serxwebûnê zêde bike û jiyanê ji têkoşînê kêm bike.
ALÎKARÎ di bûyerên herêmî de (Gulan 2022)
Em vê dawîyê beşdarî cejnê li Parkê û Festîvala Peterborough Celebrates bûn, da ku xeberê li ser karûbarên xwe yên alîkariya belaş belav bikin. Hem bûyerên herêmî yên delal û hem jî gelek zarok ji balon û tedîyan kêfxweş bûn!
HELP ji bo Ukrayna (Adar 2022)
Me di van demên dawî de gelek kincên germ, jumper, pêlavên zivistanê, şal, şapik, pêlav, band û hin xwarinên zarokan, radestî berhevokek 'Li Dijî Şerê Ukraynayê Bisekine' rêxistinek herêmî ya ku alîkariyê dişîne sînorê Polonya û Ukraynayê.
ALÎKARIYA bi alavên (Jan 2022)
Malbateke penaxwaz bi xortekî ku hewcedarê kursiya bi teker e bi me re têkilî danî. Me karîbû jêderka vê yekê jê re peyda bikin, da ku alîkariya wî bikin ku bi malbata xwe re derkeve û derbikeve.
ALÎKARÎ ji hêla trustees me
Emîndarên me di alîkariya xêrxwaziyê de rolek çalak dileyzin. Ehmed û kurê wî vê hefteyê bi xizmetkirina yek ji duçerxeyên me yên bexşkirî, alîkariya me kirin.
ALÎKARÎ bi transport (Hezîran 2022)
Ev birêz ji hêla Care4Calais ve ji me re hate şandin, yê ku jê pirsî gelo em dikarin bi bîsîklêtê alîkariya penaxwazek bikin da ku li dora xwe bigerin. Dilxwazê me xizmeta vê bisiklêtê kir û me jî bi kilît da der.
ALÎKARÎ bi hobbies (Gulan 2022)
Em wek penaberekî ciwan hatin şandin ku xewna wî hebû ku bi rêkûpêk lêxistina gîtarê bikira, lê nikaribû debara xwe bikira û malbata wî tune. Me karîbû jê re vê gîtarê bi dozek û pirtûkek destpêkek jê re peyda bikin da ku di fêrbûna wî de alîkariya wî bikin.
ALÎKARIYA belavkirina xwarinên belaş
Em xwarinên zêde ji supermarket û Greggs hwd kom dikin, da ku li kesên ku dikarin bikar bînin belav bikin. Ew bi gelemperî ji tevliheviyek malbatan, kesên bêmal û yên ku ji bo peydakirina xwarinê têdikoşin tê dayîn.
ALÎKARÎ bi cil û bêtir
Gelek mirovên me hene ku ji bo zarokên xwe hewcedariya cil, palto, pêlav, pêlav an pêlîstokan heye. Her wiha çend cil û bergên dibistanê jî di destê me de ne.
ALÎKARIYA xwarinê parcels
Me pakêtek xwarinê da jinikek ku ji aliyê aborî û tevgera xwe ve di tengasiyê de ye. Em hefteyekê dora 5 pakêtên xwarinê didin, ku daxwaz zêde dibe.
HELP ji bo Penabera Ciwanan (Nîsan 2022)
Daxwaza me ya bîsîkletek ji bo ciwanek bêkesek penaxwaz hebû, da ku ew bigihîje zanîngehê 40 hûrdem dûr. Me karîbû di ser vê bisîklêta ku ji me re diyarî kirin derbas bibin. Me jî kilît û ronahiyek da wî da ku alîkariya ewlehiyê bike.
We had a request for a bike for an unaccompanied asylum seeking teenager, so that he could get to college 40 minutes away. We were able to pass on this bike which was kindly donated to us. We also gave him a lock and lights to help with safety.
ALÎKARIYA _cc781905-5cde -3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ projeyên piçûk
Me ji projeyek bisîklêtê ya penaberan a herêmî ya piçûk li Peterborough re hin kit ewlekariya bîsîkletê peyda kir, ku armanc ew e ku hînkirina lênihêrîn û ewlehiyê ji penaberên ciwan re bike. Çend helmet, çira, kilîdên bîsîkletê û bitikên din ên me hene ku piştgiriyê bidin vê projeya giyayên giya.