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Personal support – Syria and Haiti

From the 24th to the 28th of October we discussed the recent issues in Haiti and Syria during personal support time.

Haiti was seriously affected by Hurricane Matthew, the loss of life and destruction caused by this natural disaster has been devastating for a country still recovering from an earthquake in 2010.

Syria has been severely affected by conflict for several years, many people have died, homes and schools have been destroyed and people are fleeing the country.

I both Haiti and Syria people need access to fresh water, food, medical care and shelter. These are basic rights of every child and at Ardrossan Academy we have tried to support those who need our help. We held a coffee morning for staff and sold Halloween cakes and sweets to raise Money to send to Haiti and Syria. The money raised was added to our charities committee fund and made donations of £400 to the Syria appeal and £400 to the Haiti appeal

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Refugee Week 20th – 24th June 2016

This week in Personal Support we have been focusing on refugee week. The resources we have been using are listed below.

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As part of refugee week we have been discussing refuweegee – an organisation that welcomes refugees to Glasgow and makes them feel welcome. On arrival in Glasgow, refuweegees are given a welcome pack with essential items and a “letter fae the locals” welcoming them to the city. Pupils from Ardrossan Academy used this as inspiration to write their own letters fae locals. Some of them are shown here. Their efforts and kind words were also acknowledged by the people from refuweegee on twitter.

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