The Times and Sunday Times Christmas Appeal 2021
Giles Coren Has No Idea
The Times
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🗓️ 8 December 2021
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The Times and The Sunday Times are joining forces again for this year’s Christmas appeal, asking readers to support three charities working to address urgent issues affecting vulnerable adults, children and the places in which we live.
One of the charities this year is the Refugee Councils of Britain, comprising the Refugee Council and its Scottish and Welsh counterparts. They provide assistance to 20,000 adults, families and unaccompanied children each year who have fled bloodshed and persecution in their homelands, sometimes arriving with only the clothes on their backs after perilous journeys.
Nestor Masudi arrived in the UK with nothing, but now he can cook with the very best. Thanks to support from the Scottish Refugee Council Nestor has worked in Michelin-starred kitchens and is on his way to fulfilling his dream of opening his own restaurant.
Giles Coren invited Nestor to join him for the afternoon in the News UK kitchens to talk about his life, the help he received from the Scottish Refugee Council and to sample some of his amazing food.
To donate to The Times and Sunday Times Christmas Appeal visit thetimes.co.uk/christmasappeal
Producer: Ben Mitchell
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| 0:00.0 | The Times and Sunday Times Christmas appeal for 2021 launched earlier this week. |
| 0:04.5 | And one of the three charities we'll be helping out is the Refugee Council |
| 0:08.0 | and its Scottish and Welsh counterparts. |
| 0:09.5 | They provide assistance to 20,000 adults. |
| 0:12.2 | They're about families and unaccompanied children every year |
| 0:15.9 | who fled bloodshed and persecution in their homeland, |
| 0:18.1 | sometimes arriving with any of the clothes on their backs after perilous journeys. |
| 0:21.5 | Britain has a long history |
| 0:23.1 | providing a warm welcome to those seeking sanctuary. |
| 0:25.1 | And in the past year, |
| 0:26.3 | has offered a home to those threatened by Taliban rule in Afghanistan |
| 0:28.8 | and Chinese crackdowns in Hong Kong. |
| 0:31.1 | The Refugee Council helps new arrivals to find food, clothing and homes. |
| 0:34.4 | They provide assistance through the asylum process |
| 0:36.6 | and supply therapists to help refugees recover from trauma. |
| 0:39.8 | The charity helps new arrivals to integrate, |
| 0:41.8 | to find employment and put their skills to use in sectors |
| 0:44.0 | from healthcare to retail and business |
| 0:45.8 | to benefit hugely from their contribution. |
| 0:48.6 | One such refugee is Nestor Masoudi, |
| 0:52.0 | a seriously accomplished chef who arrived in this country |
| 0:54.3 | from the Democratic Republic of Congo |
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