How to help newly arrived refugees in your community
Wondering how you can help newly arrived refugees in your community? From donating clothing to sharing your skills and time, there are numerous ways you can make a refugee family feel welcome in their new home. Sponsor a family Private groups of individuals, worship...
Former Somali refugee inspires children with illustrated book
Habso Mohamud grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya and has something to say to children around the world: “We are the agents of change.” By Marta Martinez and Arielle Moncure in Washington, D.C., United States “I wish I was the queen of the jungle,” dreams little Nasra,...
Lebanon’s ‘Fun Bus’ offers kids a respite from street work
Joint UNHCR and EU scheme offers Syrian refugees and other children a safe space to learn and play, as part of wider push to get kids out of work and into school. By Dalal Mawad in Beirut, Lebanon On a recent afternoon in a drab neighborhood in the west of Lebanon’s...