UK Toys Bring Laughter and Joy to the Youngest Syrian Refugees
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Following the first successful toy shipment that was funded by the ISTAT Foundation in December 2013, the remainder of the ISTAT Foundation’s 2013 grant has now been utilized to fund a second shipment of donated toys from children in the UK to the Syrian refugees in the Al Zataari refugee camp in Jordan.
The UNHCR posted a News Release on 2 June 2014 about this latest distribution of toys in which the ISTAT Foundation’s contribution is acknowledged and for the benefit of all Foundation Trustees this release is included here in its entirety:
The ISTAT Foundation has approved a further grant to Aviation Without Borders for further toy shipments during 2014 and already there are more than 8,000 donated items awaiting airfreight to Jordan. These toys donations, which simply would not be possible without the Foundation’s funding, are bringing real pleasure to these poor children who, through no fault of their own, find themselves displaced from their homes and with no personal possessions of any kind.
