Image:Mrs Hedley (L) has invited Ukrainian refugee Ilona Lemekha into her home "It doesn't matter how much time passes, it will still be difficult," says Mrs Lemekha. Mrs Lemekha is from Dnipro, in central Ukraine. She knew she had to leave when her family narro...
Born and raised in the small town of Kalay, Myanmar — formerly called Burma — Vung Mang weathered numerous challenges in life, but it didn’t stop him from finding success. He immigrated to the United States as a refugee from a communist country, and despite trying a variety of jobs bef...
Take a deep breath of fresh air at Supawna Meadows Wildlife Refugee, where 2,800 acres contain everything from trails and wildlife to hunting and fishing opportunities. The area’s central location and landscape make it an important stop for migrating birds. Popular trails include Grassland Trail...
wounded and many more had to flee.We once set up movable clinics in an area with 19, 000refugees, and it was supposed to hold 13, 000 originally.Flu broke out, one of the biggest killers of kids in refugee camps, and it spread like wildfire.Water and food were also serious problems....
Ahmad Sadeqi and his wife Zuhal came to Canada six years as refugees. They fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan in 1993, and spent years in refugee camps, Sadeqi said. He said his goal now is to give his three children, Ghazal, Yousef, and Raheel a better life. ...
Ahmad Sadeqi and his wife Zuhal came to Canada six years as refugees. They fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan in 1993, and spent years in refugee camps, Sadeqi said. He said his goal now is to give his three children, Ghazal, Yousef, and Raheel a better life. ...
“The students here are just like little angels,” praised Barbara. PassItOn agrees. These young heroes are a great example of the value of caring. Help us celebrate the student’s noble mission by sharing their story of caring for our nation’s honorable veterans. ...
The family now lives in a refugee settlement in Qab Elias, in the Bekaa valley. “If we were in Syria, I would love to take her home, to the house she was born in but doesn’t know.’ Her mother Rukaya says. "I would take to her all the places we lived and she would love th...
year-old art-world refugee who moved to sag harbor in 1996—says that all a.r.b. decisions on the watchcase project were made before he knew he’d be selling condos for it. and if he seemed more gung ho on house applications than his predecessors, that was just a matter of style. ...
Dona Abbott, Bethany’s refugee program director, said that these newly separated children frequently have nightmares, anxiety and stomachaches. A 3-year-old boy taken from his mother at the border was inconsolable during his flight to Michigan and cried incessantly on arrival at his new hom...