In this episode of Protect The World, I speak with Charlie Whitbread – founder and director of Mobile Refugee Support. Based in Calais in northern France, Mobile Refugee Support exists in order to provide essential resources and assistance to the significant refugee population in the region.

In this episode, I speak with Charlie about the complexities of the situation in northern France, the destruction of the infamous Jungle in 2017, and the challenges facing the team at Mobile Refugee Support on a daily basis.

Charlie is idealistic, passionate and highly dedicated to the communities he works with. Above all, I found his relentless commitment to the idea of freedom of movement to be quite inspiring, and I hope you do as well.

As always, half the money that came into the Patreon this month was donated directly to Mobile Refugee Support. This money will be directed towards the provision of material goods for refugees such as tents, sleeping bags, gloves and hats – all essential items for the cold winters of Calais.

You can donate to Mobile Refugee Support directly at mobilerefugeesupport.org, and if you'd like to help me give more money to more amazing NGOs in future, please consider signing up to the Patreon for as little as $5 a month via the following link: patreon.com/brodiehopkinsmedia

You can follow Mobile Refugee Support on Instagram and Facebook, and you can also follow the rest of my own work on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

A huge thank you to everyone who supports this podcast, and to Charlie Whitbread for joining me on this episode. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to leave a review and share it with your friends and family. Thanks for listening!

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Additional links:

Mobile Refugee Support

Bibby Stockholm

UK Rwanda Plan

The Jungle

BBC Documentary on the Jungle

Shelterbox

Refugee Support Europe

Refugee Community Kitchen