One of our workdays this past week was not at the camp but at the EuroRelief Warehouse. This is a huge warehouse in a former car dealership near the Gulf of Yera. Donations pour in from all over Europe - especially the Netherlands which is definitely over-represented in generosity in terms of giving money and volunteers to this cause (and nobody has really figured out why).
The donations in the warehouse must be sorted and packaged for giving to the refugees. New arrivals get a clothing “burrito”, shoes, and a hygiene kit. Most come here with the clothes on their back and a cell phone.
Giveaways at camp must be treated with great care. You must not give away items (like teakettles or strollers) unless you have enough to give to EVERYONE. For instance, they have currently run out of coats. So though coats were formerly in the “burritos”, we had to take them apart to take the coats out, so that the new arrivals would all feel treated fairly.
