Bristol STAR

Five a day for Bristol Student Action for Refugees

Fundraising for STAR (Student Action for Refugees)
£135
raised of £300 target
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<p style="text-align: left;"> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">A single adult asylum seeker in the UK on &lsquo;Section 94&rsquo; support currently receives &pound;5.23 a day to live off.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Lucida Grande&amp;quot;; color: #333333;"><br> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">A refused asylum seeker on &lsquo;Section 4&rsquo; support gets the equivalent of just &pound;5.05 a day. This is charged on a prepaid card which be can only be used at the followi<span class="textexposedshow">ng shops: ASDA, Sainsbury&rsquo;s, Tesco, Boots, Peacocks and Coop.&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: &#39;Lucida Grande&#39;; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><br> <br> </span><span class="textexposedshow"><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">This year as part of Action Week from 20th-26th February 2012, Bristol Student Action for Refugees (STAR) and students across Bristol are living on the daily allowance given to asylum seekers, for all food, drink, transport, toiletries, clothes and extras, to prove just how impossible this can be. While raising money for the charity STAR, which provides support and&nbsp;</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">helps thousands of asylum seekers and refugees rebuild their lives in the UK through English classes, kids clubs, drop-ins and much more.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">We are very grateful for any donations.</span></p> </p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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About the charity

STAR is the national charity of 12,000 university students welcoming refugees to the UK. We volunteer at refugee projects, educate fellow students about refugees and campaign for a warmer welcome for refugees in the UK

Donation summary

Total raised
£135.00
+ £32.50 Gift Aid
Online donations
£135.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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