Miles for refugees

September 1 - 30

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Sign up and pick your distance. Each distance represents the journey a refugee may have travelled to reach safety.

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Get moving to clock up your miles this September. You can walk, run, swim, cycle or even skateboard - the choice is yours!

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Ask your friends and family to sponsor you to reach your £150 target. The money raised will help change the lives of refugees in the UK.

These six distances highlight some of the life-risking journeys refugees are forced to take just to reach safety.

In 2020

11.2 million

people fled their home due to war, persecution and violence

43%

of people seeking asylum in the UK were women and children

30,000

people were supported by the British Red Cross who came to the UK in search for safety

Meet the Miles for refugees 2021 team