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Abdi Osman - Helping Refugees Recover

Abdi Osman

By On May 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment

UNHCR and partners supported Abdi to create a micro-farm cooperative with a refugee workforce. Their cooperation is paying off, with their best harvest ever.

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Omar - Refugee Stories Blue Key

Omar

By On May 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment

45-year-old Somali refugee Omar found renewed hope in Kobe refugee camp since he has been helping to construct shelter for fellow refugees.

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Mother’s Day: Blue Keys Featured on GlobalGiving’s “Gifts for Good”

By On April 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Searching for a Mother’s Day gift that gives back? Donate $25 or more through GlobalGiving and you’ll receive your choice of a Blue Key pin or pendant!

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Refugee Stories: Saad’s Dilemma (Iraq)

By On April 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Saad is a refugee from Iraq living in Romania. He hired a smuggler to get him to Europe after he was targeted for his work as a journalist.

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Fatuma

By On April 18, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Fatuma, 22, keeps a small but flourishing garden that uses waste-water from the refugee camp’s tap fountain to grow vegetables.

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Gabru

By On April 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Gabru’s family is one of 16 households in Hilaweyn refugee camp participating in a pilot program to use bio-gas as an alternative source of energy for cooking and lighting.

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Refugee Stories: Zeinab’s Dilemma (Yemen)

By On April 7, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Zeinab’s husband was killed while she was pregnant in her town of Mogadishu. She lost her only source of support and could not afford the increasing market prices.

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