'Think of homeless children writing to Santa in bright bold colours' - designer Helen Steele creates charity T-shirt modelled by host of well-known faces

"Some [of the children] were really shy and withdrawn... Very few of the women took part - one or two got into it eventually. The others just watched and smiled the odd time."

"They were so excited about doing something so alien to them. The most significant memory I had leaving there was the joy the kids had doing the most simple thing."

"But this situation is not just in the Middle East. Here in Ireland, it's right under our noses. I have sat in groups with women in the same situation, of all nationalities, including Irish."

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