On the 17th of June, I will be joining the Night of the Refugee (Stichting Vluchteling), where I will walk 40km from Haarlem to Amsterdam in support of the Dutch Refugee Foundation. 

The 40-kilometer night route begins at 12 midnight across five cities and aims to beat last year's raising total of €1.2 Million to help provide supplies and critical aid for Refugees fleeing political unrest, natural disasters, and conditions caused by the climate crisis or war. 

Our key projects include: assisting the arrival of Ukrainian Refugees, rebuilding the lives of those devastated by the earthquakes in Syria & Turkey, delivering aid to those leaving the civil war in Sudan, and providing much needed relief to those sufferign from the famine in Ethiopia

PLEASE DONATE WHATEVER YOU CAN! ANY DONATION OF ANY SIZE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

What are we walking for? 

As an emergency aid organisation, the Dutch Refugee Foundation has been helping people escaping some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises for many years. We work with local partners to provide life-saving aid to refugees and displaced persons in over thirty countries. With the money raised last year we helped, among others, to restore wells in drought-stricken Somalia, giving people access to clean (drinking) water. We also provided food aid for people fleeing the war in Ukraine as well as supplying medical supplies to Syria, Sudan, Turkey & Ethiopia.

About the Night of the Refugee: 

The Dutch Refugee Foundation (Stichting Vluchteling) has organised the Night of the Refugee on the weekend before World Refugee Day every year since 2010. Thousands of participants walk through the evening or night to raise money for emergency aid needed around the world and raise awareness of the plight of people escaping conflict, war or climate change.

The Night of the Refugee is a night of solidarity, challenging kilometres and extraordinary encounters. Participants can register individually, or together as a family, a group of friends, a company or school. Some of those walking have their own refugee story to tell (our Night ambassadors!) and some participating organisations are involved with refugees.