Meia no Pé para Calais
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Meia no Pé para Calais

Meia no Pé para Calais is a solidarity campaign created by a group of 3 young people from Leiria, Portugal to raise socks for refugees living in Calais, France. Our goal is to c...

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    26% of 1 500€

    15 backers

  • 22/09/2017

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  • Not funded

    This project was unable to raise the required funds

Meia no Pé para Calais is a solidarity campaign created by a group of 3 young people from Leiria, Portugal to raise socks for refugees living in Calais, France. Our goal is to collect socks in Portugal until September 20 and then bring them to Calais.

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After the end of collecting socks all over the country, the goal is to take them to Calais. For that reason, we would like your help covering the costs of:

- Van rental;

- Gas needed to collect the donations throughout all the collecting spots;

- Portugal - Calais / Calais - Portugal fares.

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Calais is a town in noerthern France, close to the Eurotunnel ferry port. For most of the refugees, Calais is the last stop before the U.K., where they have long been dreaming to arrive and get safe asylum.

Refugees have been in the area since 1999. In September 2016, the refugee camp known as The Jungle was home for more than 10,000 refugees. 11 months after the demolition of The Jungle, there are still asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants living destitute. Indeed, they live in horrid conditions with no form of shelter (still sleeping in the rain) and with no access to washing facilities. However, they remain as many of them suffered grave persecutions or/and violence in their home countries and for that reason, they are determined to start a new life in Europe!

Condições atuais em Calais - Fotografia de Isis Aurora Mera

Help Refugees and L’Auberge des Migrants are among the main non-governmental organizations working in Calais. They point out that about 600 refugees are in Calais, mostly from Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. There are also refugees from South Sudan, Pakistan, and Iran. 

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MEIA NO PÉ PARA CALAIS AIMS TO COLLECT SOCKS FOR REFUGEES LIVING IN CALAIS SINCE SOCKS ARE RARE IN THE CLOTHES’ DISTRIBUTIONS THERE.

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Help Refugees recently posted on their Facebook page that volunteers have been making socks out of rejected clothes!

Winter is coming and our goal is to collect the maximum amount of socks until September 20, and then take it to Calais!

We encourage you to donate male socks. They should be suitable for shoe sizes 40-43, as the demographic around Calais is predominantly male (96%), composed mainly of teenagers and young adults. 

Voluntários em Calais a fazer meias à mão - Fotografia da organização Help Refugees

About the author

Maria Fernandes, 23 

I’m studying a master in International Humanitarian Action in Warsaw, and at the moment I’m an intern in a project Refugees Welcome Portugal, in Lisbon. Last year I spent one-month volunteering in Calais with L’Auberge des Migrants and Help Refugees and since then I found that I want to work with refugees. I did my bachelor degree in Economics, however, I decided to change my field of study!

Miguel Ferraz, 25 

I’m finishing my master degree in Business Administration at ISCTE, in Lisbon. As a bachelor I did Sociology at Faculdade Nova de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, in Lisbon. At the moment I’m one of the members CASOTA Collective – an audiovisual production company. 

Telmo Soares, 24 

I studied Audovisual e Multimédia as an undergraduate degree at Escola Superior de Comunicação Social de Lisboa, in Lisbon. I'm a musician at First Breath After Coma, and as Miguel, I'm also working at CASOTA Collective.

Budget and due dates

Meia no Pé para Calais needs 1500€ to fund:

  • The transportation costs in Portugal, in order to collect the socks in the various collection points spread around the country
  • Travell from Portugal to Calais, and Calais to Portugal: van rental and diesel

Deadline: September 22nd

Ponto de recolha em Leiria - Atlas Hostel

  • Invest with
    5€ or more

    Public acknowledgment in our facebook page

    2 backers

  • Invest with
    10€ or more

    Public acknowledgment in our facebook page + Letter of gratitude

    5 backers

  • Invest with
    15€ or more

    Public acknowledgment in our facebook page + Letter of gratitude + A small pot with plants

    4 backers

  • Invest with
    30€ or more

    Public acknowledgment in our facebook page + Letter of gratitude + A pair of socks with the logo campaign

    2 backers

  • Invest with
    50€ or more

    Public acknowledgment in our facebook page + Letter of gratitude + A pair of socks with the logo campaign + Bag with the logo campaign

    3 backers

Fri, 29/03/2024 - 05:40

Mon, 25/09/2017 - 10:11

Payout completed

The raised funds have been transferred to the campaign owner

Sat, 23/09/2017 - 17:33

Caros amigos, ainda que não

Caros amigos, ainda que não tenhamos atingido o nosso objetivo, um obrigado gigante a todos os que contribuiram para a nossa campanha! As meias vão chegam a Calais por uma tran...

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22/09/2017

Campaign ended

The campaign failed to raise the total amount

Fri, 22/09/2017 - 15:29

Infelizmente não vamos

Infelizmente não vamos conseguir atingir o objetivo que propusemos. Se quiser manter o o seu apoio à nossa causa, pedimos cordialmente que coloque apoio incondicional. Bas...

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Campaign launched

24/08/2017

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  • Meia no Pé para Calais

    Caros amigos, ainda que não

    Caros amigos, ainda que não tenhamos atingido o nosso objetivo, um obrigado gigante a todos os que contribuiram para a nossa campanha!
    As meias vão chegam a Calais por uma transportadora portuguesa, ao invés de sermos nós a levar, como inicialmente tinhamos previsto!
    O importante...é que aquilo que recolhemos seja entregue!!! Um abraço, a equipa.

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  • Meia no Pé para Calais

    Infelizmente não vamos

    Infelizmente não vamos conseguir atingir o objetivo que propusemos.
    Se quiser manter o o seu apoio à nossa causa, pedimos cordialmente que coloque apoio incondicional.

    Basta seguir o este link: https://ppl.com.pt/user/contributions

    Muito obrigado!!!

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15 members of the PPL community
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  • 9
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  • 9
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Meet the people helping this dream come true

  • Anonymous

    21/09/2017 - 22:35

  • Anonymous

    21/09/2017 - 00:35

    Parabéns pela iniciativa! Jovens como vocês merecem!

  • Anonymous

    20/09/2017 - 22:13

    Obrigada a vós pela ideia! Boa viagem :)

  • Anonymous

    19/09/2017 - 07:25

  • MultiPPLicador

    17/09/2017 - 23:03

    Obrigado pela divulgação!

  • Anonymous

    10/09/2017 - 22:24

  • Cecília Falcão

    10/09/2017 - 22:10

  • Anonymous

    08/09/2017 - 00:15

  • Anonymous

    07/09/2017 - 22:42

    Força e não desistam...!

  • Anonymous

    07/09/2017 - 09:51

    MINHA PFERTA PARA AJUDA DA VIAGEM PARA CLAIS

  • MultiPPLicador

    04/09/2017 - 22:03

    Obrigado pela divulgação!

  • Joana Felizardo

    02/09/2017 - 10:48

  • José Paulo Nogueira

    01/09/2017 - 12:02

    Boa sorte e sucesso para a iniciativa.!

  • Miguel Ferraz

    25/08/2017 - 20:59

    Bora ajudar!!!!

  • sarasrs

    25/08/2017 - 20:42

  • Anonymous

    25/08/2017 - 16:33