On a grey, autumnal morning in Lancashire, a 'lifeline' for premature babies is created by Afghan refugees.
A soft, blue incubator cover, designed to protect and comfort the smallest patients at Furness General Hospital in Cumbria, was nearly complete.
It's the fifth of 12 such covers destined for the hospital, and its creator, Aziza, an Afghan mother and refugee, has been in Lancashire for around a year.
She said: "I was thinking about the children, to protect their eyes.
"I think the colours are very important—I feel it should be in these colours, to help the children."
Around a dozen or so Afghan women gather weekly in Weeton in Fylde, to paint, sew, and chat over tea and biscuits.
This initiative, supported by Lancashire County Council’s Refugee Integration Team and Community Interest Company Roots to Branches, offers a creative outlet for these women and their families.
They are part of a government resettlement programme, having worked alongside the British Army in Afghanistan.
Aziza, 49, from Paktia, Afghanistan, learned to sew when the Taliban came to power, confined to her home due to the dangers.
She said: "The first time when the Taliban took over, I taught myself sewing.
"When they returned, I took it up again, as it was like therapy for me."
Another refugee, also named Aziza, who created a pink cover, said: "I have been coming here for a year.
"I am enjoying all the activities like embroidery, sewing, and drawing.
"It's helping me to relax and take my mind off the problems back home as there were lots of problems in Afghanistan, so it's much safer here."
Their interpreter, Shogofa, a 27-year-old Afghan native who fled Afghanistan three years ago, explained how the women found comfort in sewing and crafts during the Taliban's rule.
She said: "Women were not able to go outside or work, so they were doing sewing, or something they could do at home."
Viktoriia Murych, community development coordinator at Lancashire County Council, said this project has been 'important in helping the women integrate into the local community.'
She said: "The women are very grateful and would like to contribute, to do something good for other people, it's just amazing."
Mary Sharples, refugee resettlement commissioner at Lancashire County Council, and Elaine Mcinally, associate director of nursing and midwifery at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust (UHMBT), both expressed their gratitude for the covers.
Ms Mcinally said: "These covers add a wonderful touch of colour to the setting and the fact that they're provided voluntarily by these women who simply want to give back is truly heart-warming."
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