Refugee Baby Lucas
Fundraising campaign by
Cameron Darcy
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HK$7,600.00raised of $48,000.00 goal
No more donations are being accepted at this time. Please contact the campaign owner if you would like to discuss further funding opportunities
Campaign Story
Update: Having talked to the family we have changed focus. We were a bit ambitious so...we are focusing on more specific goals: a second hand washing machine, some help with moving costs and anything left over - baby food. Baby Lucas is ready to come and all is going well. I'd love to show their gorgeous faces but being a refugee means having to be careful with online images.
Baby Lucas is going to be born late February. He will be the new member of a lovely Sri Lankan refugee family in Hong Kong. They need to move to a bigger home. Currently they are in a 150sqft 7th floor walk up with no washing machine and the kitchen directly beside the bathroom. Extra storage is in the stairwell. The two other brothers share a single loft bed. Mum and Dad are squeezed into a double room. Where is baby Lucas going to sleep?
I'm Cameron, a friend of the family, and have known them since they made it to HK. The middle man ran off with their money and they have been here ever since. No one wants to be a refugee and they certainly want to start their life, but they are in limbo waiting for the HK court to decide their fate. They are not allowed to work or volunteer and, although they have done their best to make it a home, so much of their time is spent in this small apartment with no room for any activities to make life a bit more interesting. The monthly assistance from the government is of course welcome, but sadly not enough and refugees get no extra support in these Covid times. There have been a few times they have run out of food each month. The following news story sums things up https://hongkongfp.com/2020/03/21/refugees-hong-ko...
I'm helping as much as I can, but I'm also leaving HK in August. I will continue to support them from overseas, but I will need to get a job first myself. Many kind people in HK have donated all the baby equipment and clothes already. What I am asking for on their behalf is any donation, no matter how small, to add towards the allowance from the government, to go towards rent for an extra bedroom. A village house would be ideal as they could grow pot plants and the boys could get outside more and they could hopefully get some sunshine coming in. And have a washing machine
GUESS WHO
Organizer
- Cameron Darcy
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Guest
- Donated on Feb 25, 2021
- Mayan Schraders
- Donated on Feb 24, 2021
wishing you all the best support for your situation.
Bigger place to live now
Update posted by Cameron Darcy at 07:47 amRight. Now the hunt is on for a bigger substandard home to replace their current one. We have all been hunting and had so many rejections due to ...... a preference for local people. We may have a place that is basic and needs some work but has some space
Guess WHO
Update posted by Cameron Darcy at 07:41 amMum needed a C-section but both now doing fine. Home in two days which is great as no one could be with her at all because of COVID. Brave woman.
Baby on his way
Update posted by Cameron Darcy at 11:36 amLittle Lucas is on his way - I think by tomorrow we should have both Mum and him healthy and well. Sadly because of COVID she has to do it all on her own so we can only send voice messages and lots of videos. Nervouse. So nervous I can't
Donors & Comments
- Guest
- Donated on Mar 23, 2021
Welcome baby Lucas to the world! A lucky little boy you are, to have the best parents and big brothers a baby could wish for! Sending love and congratulations to the whole family.
- Guest
- Donated on Feb 25, 2021
- Mayan Schraders
- Donated on Feb 24, 2021
wishing you all the best support for your situation.
- Margaret Tolland
- Donated on Feb 10, 2021
Hello family, this is Cam's twin Marg here. I wish you well with the new baby. You are a great. Best wishes, keep well. Love Marg
- Kieran Karolak
- Donated on Feb 07, 2021
Good on you for supporting these guys - was lovely to meet them too! Hope all goes well in the - imminent - birth :-) Happy to get us up to 50%!
- Anne & Richard Fee~Brooke
- Donated on Feb 07, 2021
Wishing you all the best with the fundraising, Cameron , and looking forward to the safe arrival of Baby Lucas.
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 05, 2021
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 03, 2021
Good on you Cam! A very worthy cause. Good luck!
- Lyn and Paul
- Donated on Feb 02, 2021
Thank you for caring
- Anonymous
- Donated on Feb 01, 2021
Welcome baby Lucas to the world! A lucky little boy you are, to have the best parents and big brothers a baby could wish for! Sending love and congratulations to the whole family.