Riding for refugees fundraiser in Exeter

The refugee crisis has become huge as of late: Around the world there have been many different situations that have forced the local populous to pick up and move, leaving most of their belongings and their former life at home.

These people range from different countries across the globe, most of which are war torn, and those who have become dispossessed include men, women and children.

This has been met with support for those placed in the harshest of situations. Charities have responded to this in Aid of these people, offering funding through fundraisers in order to fund for the survival of these people whose totals reach into the millions. The latest of which has come from a group of young people heralding from NCS who, on Friday, will be holding a charity fundraiser in order to raise money for the services helping those local poor souls in need.

NCS is a government run service which provides young people between the ages of 15-17 with experiences that they will never forget: They are given the chance to take part in activities such as rock climbing and surfboarding, which mostly they would not be given the chance to do, as well as making friends along the way.

This, in Exeter in particular, is run by Exeter City Football Club, who provide the services needed to fully partake in the acts, such as this one. It is scheduled in waves of around 60, and these are sliced into smaller groups of around 15. The 4th group from wave 4 are the group that this fundraiser is being held by. It has been held in order to support those who have been affected by the recent turn of events which have heavily affected parts of the Middle East and North Africa.

You may have already heard about the recent refugee crisis, most notably the troubles that are escalating in Syria. A significant amount of the populous of Syria have been forced out of their country due to the civil war which has become detrimental to the economy and life in general in Syria. Along with this, the presence of terrorist force ISIS has caused a myriad of problems for the locals who remain in Syria.

Many of these people have been forced to make their way through Europe in order to find a better life. A sprinkling of these have even made their way to Devon. This has been met both with open arms for the arriving immigrants and controversy due to the numbers and the architypes of people who have entered. Some portray these people as a negligence, a hindrance and possibly even a menace on society.

One of those who have ploughed this plethora of arrivals with support is the charity UNICEF. This is a charity which have been working with refugees in different countries for years: They have earned a good reputation for working on a global scale and working in partnership with other big brands in order to raise awareness of those in dire need.

As well as this, they specialise in working alongside people from poor countries, so they know how these people live every day, on a personal level. They have most notably helped out those in the Syria crisis. This is why they have been pitched the idea of this even by the NCS group; they both have the same goal: They both want these people to survive and thrive in spite of their scenario, and both parties have agreed that this fundraiser will help both with the support of the refugees, and to boost the image and reputation of both as helpful to the evolution of a caring society.

The event will be held on Friday 26th August, between 9am and 2pm in Princesshay, outside of the large Next store in the town centre. Those involved will be raising money by cycling and rowing a combined 600km, demonstrating a typical distance that refugees would have to travel in order to escape the conflict in their home country. This distance is scaled down by 1:6 from the actual distance between the refugees and their final destination of Hamburg, and this will be mentioned during the demonstration just to imprint just how far these refugees actually have to travel.