RUNNING FOR THEIR LIVES

Charity worker’s action call for refugees

- John Dingwall

It was a pathway out of danger that few could have imagined would result in such unbearable suffering.

But as tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the conflict in Syria, a charity worker has urged people to take part in a 154km challenge that refugees faced to escape the civil war.

Craig Cowan, 32, wants the public to walk, run or cycle the same distance that Syrians had to cover when they fled their homes in Damascus to reach safe haven in Zaatari, Jordan.

He has already started clocking up the miles in stages from his base in the Middle East. Those participating in Move For Mercy Corps can take up to 30 days and raise funds to help those displaced by the fighting.