CalAid Information

CalAid is providing help, hope and dignity to refugees and displaced people in Northern Greece having formed in response to the humanitarian crisis in Calais in 2015. Since then, the charity has become the predominant distributor of Non-Food Items (clothes, shoes and hygiene products) to the camps in the region. Alongside our partners, One Refugee Child, we distribute Baby Kits to all expecting mothers in the region. Focus on Optics CalAid is the only organisation in the region providing eye tests and glasses. In the winter of 2016 it became apparent that there was no provision to meet this need and so the Optics Project started. Phase 1: working with local specialist to provide on-site testing for all refugee children in the region. Glasses and advanced testing have been provided where necessary. The majority of Phase 1 was accomplished between October 2016 and March 2017. Phase 2: the same provision for all referred adults. This includes self referrals as well as from medical agencies on-site. Transport is coordinated in order to bring the beneficiary to the ophthalmologist's office. CalAid aims to provide the appropriate service to every displaced person in the Epirus region in need of optical care. In the longer term, it is the charity's objective to widen the reach of the project. CalAid is a charitable fund under the auspices of Prism the Gift Fund. Registered Charity Number: 1099682 Charity No: 1099682