A volunteer from Newham Community Project and Islamic Relief UK hands out food parcels on Saturday, May 8.
- Credit: Islamic Relief UK
"Vulnerable" international students struggling in the Covid-19 pandemic have been thrown a "lifeline" by two charities.
Newham Community Project and Islamic Relief UK handed out tinned tomatoes, lentils and chickpeas to more than 700 students on Saturday, May 8.
The portions of items, which included tea bags and biscuits, were also given to almost 70 students with families. In total, 500 parcels were distributed.
Abdulla Almamun, UK programmes coordinator for Islamic Relief UK, said: "We saw huge queues this weekend of vulnerable families in urgent need of food in Newham and we shouldn't be seeing this in the UK.