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Are you helping in the refugee crisis? Share your experiences

Hundreds of refugees sleep rough in the streets around the Stalingrad Metro station in Paris, as they wait for their asylum requests to be processed.
Hundreds of refugees sleep rough in the streets around the Stalingrad Metro station in Paris, as they wait for their asylum requests to be processed. Photograph: M Debets /Pacific/BarcroftImages

The crisis in and around the refugee camp near Calais in France is worse than ever. The number of people in the camp has reached an all-time high of almost 10,000, months after the French authorities dismantled a significant part of the camp.

Daniel Barney, of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which opened a health centre in the camp, said the French and UK governments were turning a blind eye to the growing problems.

If you’re involved in the volunteer effort, in Calais or anywhere else across Europe, we’d like you to share your experiences of what it’s like. We’d like to hear from individuals who’ve donated, community groups, or those working with organised groups or aid agencies.

You can share your experiences using the form below – anonymously if you prefer – and we’ll use a selection in our reporting.

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