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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: Mohammad’s Dilemma (Sri Lanka)

By On March 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Mohammad and his wife, Sitara, fled Sri Lanka after he had been imprisoned and accused of helping an insurgent group…

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Google Hangout with UNHCR’s Antonio Guterres

By On March 25, 2013 · Leave a Comment

UNHCR’s Antonio Guterres joined the US State Department’s Anne C. Richard and Lara Sedrakian of Syria Deeply to discuss humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees.

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