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Christmas appeal for people detained in Dungavel
Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom
Aim
Offering support, friendship and solidarity to people detained in Dungavel detention centre, especially over Christmas
Scottish Detainee Visitors (SDV) has been supporting people in Dungavel for more than 20 years. The UK detains over 20,000 people a year and the current Government is determined to detain more, despite all the evidence that it causes great harm.
Christmas is a particularly difficult time for people in detention and we would like to be able to buy small gifts for the people we visit so they know they are not forgotten:
- A £15 donation would buy a gift of warm clothing for someone in detention at Christmas
We are also fundraising to support our visits:
- A £10 donation would pay for a mobile top up voucher to enable someone in detention to keep in touch with their family and their lawyer
- A £25 donation would pay for the travel costs for one visit to Dungavel for our staff or volunteers
- A £30 donation would provide an emergency cash grant to someone who is about to be removed from the country
We know how much our support is appreciated by the people detained in Dungavel. Our Board member, Ronnie, says this about the impact of our visits.
"I was in Dungavel for three months and I found that after a few visits, my mental health improved. This was because I had renewed hope. I knew then that someone cared. It still blows my mind that a person not invested in my plight because they were a friend or family member took time out to visit me."
This project successfully funded on 21st December 2023