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COA: not spontaneously bring stuff for refugees
06-09-2015 17:34
In recent times, many individuals actions started to help. So it is collected clothes and can give people when they want to take a refugee in the house.
The Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (COA) calls on people to not just donate stuff for refugees. According to the COA's help in recent days so overwhelming that there be too many goods in some locations for the refugees in the Netherlands.
In recent times, many individuals actions started to help. So it is collected clothes and can give people when they want to take a refugee in the house.
At the emergency shelter for refugees in the Americahal in Apeldoorn now are different rooms packed with clothes, toiletries, underwear and toys. The items were donated in recent days.
Not in house
COA calls on people to leave the assisting professionals. The COA is also not applaud the initiatives of people to take refugees into their homes; Also it would be better left to professionals.
"The lessons learned from the past in the reception of Yugoslav refugees," says Jan Willem Anholts. "Those were partly accommodated with host families, but the care of traumatized refugees you should leave it to professionals."
At the time, some of the refugees stayed with host families got lost.
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People who still want to come and bring supplies, which must first notify the COA, for example via the website of COA. The coming days offer all assistance is coordinated and up are collected stuff spread over the locations.
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