When Selina Hales saw the migrant crisis unfolding in Calais, her instinct was to go there and do all she could to help.

The logistics of the trip were not practical, however, so instead she set up her own way of helping those escaping conflict to start a new life in Scotland.

Her initiative, which started in December, gives each refugee a welcome pack at the airport, all of which have been donated by members of the public.

Each pack contains a selection of essential items like toiletries, 'local' items such as Irn-Bru and Tunnock's Teacakes and "Letters Fae the Locals" - handwritten letters and postcards from residents who want to ensure all new arrivals get a proper Scottish welcome.

The UK Government has committed to resettling 20,00 refugees from camps across the Middle East by 2020, 2000 of which will be placed across Scotland.

The first refugees arrived at Glasgow Airport in November on a charter flight from Beirut, Lebanon.

By January, Scotland had welcomed more than 1000 refugees who have since been housed across the country.

Selina explains: "Refuweegee was set up in order to make sure that when people arrive in the city, they are made to feel welcome and embraced by the community.

"So I had the idea of welcome packs. I wanted everybody to be able to contribute and the letters were a really good way of allowing everybody to be involved, and who doesn't love receiving a handwritten letter? There's just something so personal about it."

"I wanted to make sure they went to people as soon as they arrived in the city so usually the packs go out at the airport so that when they are travelling into the city or to their accommodation the children have got something to do," says 32-year-old Selina.

"Actually, that's the point when interpreters are already present and engaged so it means they can have that letter translated. They know immediately that Glasgow welcomes them and that the community wishes them well."

Volunteers are a vital part of the project and are needed to give a helping hand with packing and also organising events and outings.

"Recently we took a group of newly arrived refuweegees to the Barrowlands for a night out," Selina adds.

"It was brilliant. It's really important to invite people along to existing events that are happening instead of having all these standalone events, there is absolutely a need for them to encourage community integration but we wanted to have a focus on bringing people to events that are already happening in the city.

"We have an event on Friday, June 4, called 'a night of notes'. That is where we have asked songwriters to write original pieces based on the letters from the locals and the letters we have received back so it should be a really special night."

Since the start of Refuweegee four months ago, they have received more than 200 letters from people, not just in Glasgow but from across the country, who want to send on their wishes.

"There's been a couple of letters that have really stood out, just the thought that has gone into them," says Selina.

"Somebody from up in Inverness had written a bundle of letters and then a short letter to me to say, 'I've enclosed some letters, please let me know if you need more, sorry for the delay with them, my arthritic hands write very slowly now', and I thought just the effort that people want to go to welcome people."

Selina knew the people of Glasgow would respond well to the project but she didn't anticipate the number of donations and letters they would receive.

With the project continuing to grow, she has taken the leap to make Refuweegee full-time.

She said:"I currently work full-time and I run Refuweegee in my spare time but I've just resigned from my job in order to concentrate fully on Refuweegee.

"I feel like there is so much potential in the project and running it in the evenings and the weekends just doesn't give me enough time to do everything that we would like to do so grand plans for the next few months."

Every welcome pack is sent out with a return envelope inside so the recipient of the pack can write their own letter as a reply.

Replies have been received from refugees from different countries including Libya, Egypt, Eritrea and Nigeria.

Letters can be dropped off at any Oxfam store in Glasgow or they can be sent to Refuweegee, PO Box 7639, Glasgow, G42 2HD.