30 Refugee Stories
My father
They were taking out every item from their tent and piling it on the dirt outside, when we arrived…
June 22, 2017-
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30 Refugee StoriesHuman Being
On World Refugee Day, a video about the importance of getting to know each other as people, not as…
June 20, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesFate
We met Hoda at a camp for the most vulnerable in Lesbos; she had been living in a tent…
June 19, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesMy country is your country
KindWorks hosted a welcome dinner for refugee families a few months ago; it was part of a nationwide effort…
June 18, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesWelcome home
Heres’ a photo journey through one of KindWorks‘ apartment set ups – an amazing coming together of community to…
June 16, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesKindWorks for refugees
Alexa was nervous about this week’s refugee apartment set up, she couldn’t sleep at night thinking about it. The…
June 15, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesSee you tomorrow
Athens, Greece Meet one of the young boys at the refugee camp who simply captured our hearts. He came…
June 13, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesSweet refuge
Mohamad was starting to whip fresh cream in a donated stainless steal mixer when we arrived – a quart of…
June 12, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesFalafel Inc.
The walls are covered in the plywood type material used in falafel stands in refugee camps around the world,…
June 10, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesTambor (3 of 3)
Mohammad desires three things: a good school for his children; an opportunity to do the work he loves in…
June 9, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesBeautiful (2 of 3)
It was New Year’s Day and we were enjoying Syrian coffee and delicious homemade coconut cookies in Mohammad’s apartment…
June 9, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesWish (1 of 3)
Athens, Greece It was New Year’s eve and we wanted to ask Mohammad, an affable Iraqi Kurdish man with…
June 8, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesFish’s Mouth
There were trays and trays full of baklava in different shapes and with various fillings. We got the grand…
June 7, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesRefugees, a poem
I came across the poem ‘Refugees’ by Brian Bilston a few days ago and was deeply moved. It challenges…
June 6, 2017 -
30 Refugee StoriesOverfloweth
Athens, Greece We would be sitting in small ‘caravans’ (containers) with 8 people residing on thin mattresses, one hot plate,…
June 5, 2017
