CamCRAG is a registered charity who send regular convoys of volunteers and aid from the Cambridge region to help refugees in Europe. We collect donations, hold fundraising events, fund projects overseas and raise awareness of the refugee crisis.
The L’Auberge des Migrants warehouse in Calais distributes donated tents to the approximately 1000 refugees, 200 of whom are children, who are hiding in fields and waste land. However, when the French riot police (the CRS) find them they destroy them immediately and pepper-spray or tear-gas all other belongings.
We need to help the refugees survive next winter. We are creating a simple design for a tent that can be made from surplus materials using volunteer labour in both Cambridge and Calais.
As you can see from the video below, everyone had a great time at our launch event at the end of Refugee Week. Some innovative designs were explored and lessons learned.
We will be holding more design and build sessions in the summer and autumn – more info in the weeks ahead!
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