Star of Homeland, Band of Brothers and Wolf Hall, Damian Lewis is backing Cornish charity ShelterBox.

The actor has made a plea on behalf of the estimated one million people trapped in war-torn Mosul in Iraq. He has endorsed the work of international disaster relief agency ShelterBox as they prepare to help displaced families. 

The tents and shelter kits are in place, the distribution partnerships agreed, and aid workers in Iraq are on standby for a displacement from Mosul on a massive scale. The battle to retake Mosul from ISIS has already forced over 60,000 to flee, but a predicted 200,000 to 1 million may follow soon, creating unprecedented humanitarian need. 

Damian said: ’The military offensive to retake Mosul is under way and is predicted to force more than one million people to flee the city. They are the people who were not able to escape before Islamic State took hold. They are the very young, the very old and the families who were not able to leave due to illness and poverty.’ 

‘They have suffered atrocities we can only imagine. We cannot fail these families. ShelterBox is a UK- based aid agency. They donate tents and vital supplies to provide safe places to sleep and the ability to recover. To help the displaced families of Mosul ShelterBox urgently needs £1.75 million worth of aid. Please give what you can via www.shelterbox.org .’