I'm really pleased that we have reached our fundraising target of £10k for Shooting Star Children's Hospice, thank you to everyone involved in the fundraising. In the interim period before we select our next charity partner, we think it is important to turn any fundraising efforts over to the Afghanistan Emergency Appeal.

Due to the distressing scenes we’ve all seen from Afghanistan, Thrive Tribe have set up a fundraising page for Muslim Hands: Afghanistan Emergency Appeal to help support people of Afghanistan.  

The escalation of violence in Afghanistan has caused a major displacement crisis to erupt within the country. Hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians have fled the terror and are seeking refuge in the capital Kabul and surrounding provinces. It is estimated that 72,000 of them are children and are in urgent need of aid to survive.

The survivors of the attacks are suffering unimaginable trauma after witnessing their loved ones being killed and their homes being bombed. They are now left with nothing and are forced to sleep rough on the streets or in makeshift tents exposed to extreme weather conditions and in lack of food, clean water, and medication.

Muslim Hands are on the ground right now distributing lifesaving aid to the victims including emergency food parcels, blankets, pillows, cooked hot meals, and powdered milk to new mothers. We are also setting up a mobile health clinic to provide primary health care and distribute necessary medication."

You can find more information about the charity and the emergency appeal here -  https://muslimhands.org.uk/appeals/focus-afghanistan

If you Feel able to donate even a very small amount, it could make a massive difference to the people of Afghanistan who are in desperate need of support right now.

This appeal has been set up quickly due to the urgent nature of the situation, if you’d like to set up any individual/group events to raise money, please do so and ask people to send their donations to the fundraising page.

Thanks in advance for all your support Thrive Tribers!

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