On 23 and 24 April Nisa-Nashim co-ordinated an impressive Eid gift collection.
Nisa-Nashim group members, Religions for Peace, Persian Advice Bureau and New Citizens Gateway worked together to distribute Eid gifts for asylum- seeking children staying at three North London hotels.
Nisa-Nashim members of Bushey, North Finchley, Golders Green and London Book Club came together to collect, pack and distribute the gifts.
Project co-ordinator Daniella reported back on the numbers:
“It’s been a hectic few weeks, but it’s paid off. I didn’t doubt we could all make a difference together, but I was inspired everyday by the reach and generosity of the responses to this project, after I set up a simple Amazon gift list for Eid Gifts for Asylum Seeking Children. Nisa-Nashim’s network really gave this project legs! What a community to be a part of.
“Here’s what we all achieved:
π 310 gift bags for ages 0-18
π More than 4500 individual items
π 100s of filled pencil cases
π 1000s toys, puzzles, books, stickers
π 100s sweet treats
π Nearly 500 visits to the gift list
π Distribution at 3 North London sites
π Β£1000s in gift donations
π Β£100s in cash donations
π 20 volunteers ages 7 upwards
π 3 weeks of daily deliveries
π Almost 20 packages a day
π Many confused Amazon deliverers
π My increasingly full lounge (in photo)
π Most importantly, 100s of π
Well done to everyone involved!”