Dear friends,
Help us to raise funds for Rohingya.
Described as the world’s most persecuted people: 1.1 million Rohingya people live in Myanmar. The Myanmar government treats them as stateless people. Violence broke out in northern Rakhine state on 25 August, 2017, when militants attacked government forces. In response, security forces, supported by Buddhist militia launched a “clearance operation” that has killed at least 1,000 people and forced more than 500,000 to flee their homes. The UN has warned that Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya minority appears to be a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”.
ELREC is raising funds to help the Rohingya people who are victims of the unimaginable massacre we have observed. ELREC has launched this urgent appeal to help children and adults. All the funds collected will go directly to Rohingya refugees.
Thousands of victims are in need of your help. Your support is urgently needed, no matter how big or small. Please donate now by clicking on this link: www.gofundme.com/ELREC4rohingya
Food for 1 family: £50; food for 2 families: £100; tube-well (to install and maintain) in refugee camp: £250; shelter, medical treatment and food for 1 family: £500.
Please register with the attached sheet to join our charity cycle ride (contact details below and attached).
When: Sunday 5th November 2017 from 11pm
Where: Meeting at 11am in front of Scottish Parliament 1 Horse Wynd, EH99 1SP
We will cycle along the Innocent Railway on cycle paths and cycle back to the Parliament. Please bring your own bike. If you don’t have a bike please let us know; we have a limited number to lend out that will need to be picked up beforehand.
Thank you in advance for your generous donations to help the Rohingya people.
For further information, please contact Jean-Matthieu: JGaunand@elrec.org.uk or phone 0131 556 0441.
Kind regards
Foysol Choudhury MBE
Chair, Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council
Kind regards
Foysol Choudhury MBE
Chair
Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council
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