Urgently needed:


Dear Paphos Residents,


Caritas Paphos and The Learning Refuge are in need of extra help during the lockdown! Many of our families who were receiving help in the form of food bags and pharmacy goods are now experiencing more problems because they cannot reach government offices, supermarkets, our charity shops or the Learning Refuge which is now closed.

Please help us collect more non-perishable foods (call 99595385 for information how) or make a bank donation to:

Account Name: KINONIA CARITAS KYPROU
Account number / IBAN: 357010919369 / CY57002001950000357010919369
SWIFT/BIC Code: BCYPCY2N

In the ‘transaction details’, please write PAPHOS FOOD APPEAL so that your donations reach us.

To complete a PayPal donation please visit our Paypal Donations Page. When prompted to "add a note" enter PAPHOS FOOD APPEAL:

Caritas Cyprus Paypal Donations

We are now on Facebook!


Caritas Paphos now has its own Facebook Page, so it is now easy to stay up to date. This is a recent post:

Dear friends!

Following the call for FOOD / BASIC NECESSITIES to help our families through the work at The Learning Refuge & Caritas, Paphos, the following COLLECTION POINTS have been added:

This Friday, 10:00-14:00

Technopolis 20, Cultural Center, Nikolaou Nikolaidi 18.

ESSO petrol station at Tomb of the Kings 94 (near Lidl) daily from 8am-6pm.

Those who wish to leave a food bag / essentials.

Foods needed: rice, flour, sugar, spaghetti, oil, canned food, cookies, baby food, etc. Items for washing, shampoos, baby diapers, cleaning supplies, etc.

For more info:
Mary 99595385
Skevi 99438319
Anna 99490069

For Technopolis 20 : Marina 99664751

For ESSO petrol station: Elena 99517294

Important note: We ask those who want to help, to follow all the rules of hygiene, safety measures and be especially careful when opening and closing the collection bins.
Thank you!

Go to Caritas Paphos Facebook Page

The Following are ongoing requirements:


KEEPING WARM
Winter is fast approaching, and we are desperately seeking items such as gas bottles, duvets, blankets and heaters. One very generous local lady has paid for one of our families to be supplied with gas all through winter, but every blanket will help!

ON YOUR BIKE!
Norman Tebbit would be proud. Young refugee men find bikes very useful when they are looking for work. Help them get back on their feet by donating an old bicycle you no longer use or need. You will be helping somebody out and clearing some shed space!

BABY CARE
We have two mothers-to-be expecting soon, and needing baby items, especially pram/pushchair/cot/nappies. Also, a family with four young children, two with terminal wasting condition and needing help with size 5 and 6 nappies.

COMMISSION A HEART!
These heart mosaics are lovely. Why not commission one for yourself? That way we can farm out work chopping tiles to the refugee ladies whom we have been training. And if you make your own mosaics, why not outsource your tile chopping to our ladies?

If you can help us, please contact Mary at leighmary2@yahoo.com.
If you can't help us yourself, please share this page so that others may be able to.
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