Perry Ogden

Blog : World Refugee Day

I chair the NGO Sport Against Racism Ireland (SARI) and every June, with UNHCR Ireland, we host the World Refugee Day Fair Play Cup at The Law Society sports grounds in Dublin. It's an opportunity to mark the plight of refugees worldwide and the lives of those refugees living in Ireland - and to invite them to take part in the tournament. Many of them are refugees in waiting - Asylum seekers - living in Direct Provision Centres scattered around the country. They are not allowed to work and receive €19.10 per week. Each child is allocated €9.60 per week. www.sari.ie  www.unhcr.ie