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Poland, Lithuania,Belarus Border

When Ruhi and Lorenzo Leonardi travelled to the Poland, Lithuania and Belarus border in November 2021, they described it as a ‘border crisis zone like no other’. Ruhi goes on to say: ‘It seemed like a warzone, with tanks, checkpoints, and military...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

We, at RBB often receive distress calls from people on the move in Bosnia & Herzegovina and we work remotely to connect them with local support services.ย  In October 2019, Ruhi, with volunteer Natalie Kling, travelled to Bosnia & Herzegovina and across the...

The Ukraine War

On 24 February 2022,ย Russiaย invadedย Ukraineย in an escalation of theย Russo-Ukrainian War, beginning in 2014. Theย invasionย has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides, and caused Europe’sย largest refugee crisisย sinceย World War II. By June 2022, about...

Calais and Dunkirk, Northern France

After ‘The Biriyani Mission’ in the unofficial camp of Dunkirk where we cooked and distributed 2500 portions of biriyani with halal lamb, with a serving of bananas and soft drinks as requested by camp residents, from September 2015 until mid 2016 we...

The Unofficial Lavrio Camps

From mid 2017 until the year 2022, RBB was involved in supporting people living in the Unofficial Lavario Camps. The camps became known amongst volunteers as: Lavrio 1 – Kurdish Camp (Abandoned School) Lavrio 2 – Kurdish Camp (Containers) Lavrio Afghan...

Aid Collections and Shipment

From the beginning, RBB has been involved in the collection of vast amounts of aid within the UK and shipping it to our areas of support.  For this we worked with local and national organisations, businesses, as well as independent supporters and volunteers,...

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