THE CELTIC FOUNDATION has donated £10,000 to aid the Ukrainian refugees who find themselves fleeing their country after Putin launched an invasion into the country.
The Russians have been bombarding their neighbours with bombs while their army attempts to take over cities. This has given Ukrainian families no choice but to run.
The Scottish Refugee Council has received the donation from the Celtic FC Foundation.
Speaking to the Celtic FC website, the CEO of the SRC thanked Celtic, saying;
“Celtic FC Foundation has supported our work with families time and again, enabling us to provide toys and food vouchers to the most vulnerable we work with.
“This assistance has also helped us to source and distribute hundreds of phones and tablets and help grassroots organisations across Scotland to assist their neighbours and communities during the pandemic.
“Scotland has demonstrated time and time again its commitment to solidarity and sanctuary for refugees seeking protection.
“We will keep fighting for refugee rights and against hostile environment policies, and with the help of donations from partners such as Celtic FC Foundation, we will work together to make Scotland a welcoming place for everyone.
“Last summer, we received an overwhelming number of incredibly generous offers of support from people across Scotland in response to the crisis in Afghanistan.
“We know that the people of Scotland will want to show the same compassionate welcome to people fleeing Ukraine, but we need a structured resettlement programme that properly funds local authorities and communities to be able to deal with emergency situations such as those being displaced from Ukraine.”
Tony Hamilton added;
“Helping displaced people coming to Scotland with food, clothing and shelter is completely in line with our own values, and we are pleased to be in a position to do that for the Scottish Refugee Council, as we have done previously.
“There are already many such people in our communities, with more coming, and it’s important for us that we maintain a strong level of support where we can.
“Our sincere thanks to everyone who has contributed to the work that we’re doing in Scotland and across the world as we seek to make a positive difference to the lives of so many who face such huge challenges.”
At a time when even the Ukrainian ambassador’s wife can’t get a visa to the UK, it’s unlikely this money will ever reach those fleeing Putin’s invasion. Unless the UK Government decides to do the right thing and change their current policies.
Latest reports claimed that only 50 Ukrainians had their visas accepted in the UK. This isn’t very comfortable compared to other European countries. Ireland, which shares a border with the UK, has an open-door policy for those affected.
Nonetheless, the money goes to a great charity that fights for a great cause. They showed this last year when Afghanistan tumbled into a crisis after the US withdrew their troops from the country.
