How are the White Helmets funded?

The White Helmets receives charitable funding from the United States, the United Kingdom, and other western governments. the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Kingdom Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF).

Who founded the White Helmets?

James Le Mesurier
White Helmets/Founders

In November 2019, James Le Mesurier, the British co-founder of the Syrian rescue group known as the White Helmets, fell to his death in Istanbul. The Guardian’s Middle East correspondent, Martin Chulov, knew James well and had spoken to him the week before his death.

Who runs white helmets?

A dashing former army officer in his 40s, Le Mesurier had made his name as the co-founder of the White Helmets – the group of several thousand young Syrian men and women who pulled survivors and bodies from the rubble of bombed-out buildings in rebel-held areas of the war-ravaged country.

What happened to James Le Mesurier?

He was the director of the non-profit Mayday Rescue Foundation, headquartered in the Netherlands. Le Mesurier died in a fall from the balcony of an Istanbul building where he kept an apartment and an office.

Where is Emma Winberg now?

Emma lives in Amsterdam now. James’s ashes sit in her apartment next to a framed photo of him and a posy from their wedding. ‘I miss him so, so very much,’ she says.

What bikes did the White Helmets use?

The customised Triumph T140 bikes, which were estimated to reach £5,000 to £8,000, were sold for between £7,800 and £12,000 each. The British Army’s motorcycle display team was disbanded in September. A number of motorcycle “projects” and spares also went under the hammer at Charterhouse Auctioneers.

What does Le Mesurier mean?

Le Mesurier Surname Definition: Old French, “The Measurer.”

How many foreign fighters are in Syria?

Estimates of the total number of foreign Sunnis who have fought for the Syrian rebels over the course of the conflict range from 5,000 to over 10,000, while foreign Shia fighters numbered around 10,000 or less in 2013 rising to between 15,000 and 25,000 in 2017.