Refugee Baby Lucas Appearing February

Fundraising campaign by Cameron Darcy

by Cameron Darcy

Hong Kong, hk

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.

Mum

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

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Bigger place to live now

Update posted by Cameron Darcy On Feb 23, 2021

Right. 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 for a garden. Fingers crossed. Now have to negotiate timing and payments and whims of the system. I won't give the details suffice to say it's very frustrating and depressing for refugees and almost impossible.

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Update posted by Cameron Darcy On Feb 23, 2021

Mum 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.

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Baby on his way

Update posted by Cameron Darcy On Feb 19, 2021

Little 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 spell nervous.

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