{"id":661,"date":"2020-01-10T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-10T08:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/?p=661"},"modified":"2020-01-03T19:03:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T19:03:19","slug":"food-emergency-for-paphos-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepaphospost.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/10\/food-emergency-for-paphos-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Emergency For Paphos Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Bejay Browne.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers in Paphos are desperate for food donations to feed hundreds of refugees that are living in the town and the numbers are growing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople are ringing me regularly and they literally don\u2019t have any food. I turn up with some, but it is only short term solution,\u201d Caritas, Paphos, coordinator, Wendy Burdon, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers are appealing to local supermarkets and shops to encourage them to make regular donations to the charity of close to date, or out of date food items that are still safe to eat. The charity would be able to arrange collection and distribution of the goods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis would really be an enormous help as we know of people that don\u2019t have anything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, non perishable goods, such as canned goods, rice, pasta, sugar and flour may be made and Caritas is also looking for a new store room in central Paphos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This would enable them to better allocate food into bags for delivery, store both clothes and donated items, and if large enough, to also house furniture items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many asylum seekers and refugees in Cyprus, just surviving day to day is a struggle. There is currently only one government run reception center and thousands of people are having to fend for themselves, and to find shelter wherever possible. Cyprus is planning a second reception centre and a separate space for the most vulnerable groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caritas also initiated \u2018The Learning Refuge\u2019 in central Paphos which aims to improve the lives of refugees by teaching them language skills and providing assistance wherever possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also always need things like nappies, feminine hygiene items, toiletries and underwear,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the weather is becoming colder, there is also a real need for warm clothes, shoes, coats and blankets,as many refugees escaped during the warmer months with only the clothes they were wearing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome only have flip- flops, shorts and summer clothes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any financial allowances available to refugees are just not enough to cover their needs and can also take a long time to come through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The number of asylum seekers in Cyprus is set to exceed 3.5 per cent of the population, according to Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides. If the current trend continues Cyprus will have 100,000 asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants in just five years, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help : Caritas Coordinator : 99040294
The Learning Refugee : www.facebook.com\/learningrefuge <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caritas Facebook : Caritas Cyprus-\u039a\u03bf\u03b9\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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