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Contributing to the refugees’ understanding of the laws, and enabling them to seek a better future through resettlement gives me a great sense of accomplishment…
Whenever I support and assist those in need it gives great satisfaction that can help me to compromise with the situation of being away from my own family…
Margarita tells the story of professor Nelson Pajaro, who was displaced himself but implemented a project that gave training to children…
While he would sometimes steal the spotlight through his jokes, he is also a leader who steps aside so that the community would realize their capacities and potential…
“Every day I go home, I thank God for giving me the opportunity to help others.” But the work can be professionally and personally challenging….
I remember well the 2011 emergency. Due to drought, famine and conflict in Somalia we were receiving 1,500 – 2,600 refugees daily…
The challenge is not to get overwhelmed by helplessness and preoccupied with statistics, but rather to recall and serve the human faces behind the figures…
Mildred has witnessed unimaginable suffering since South Sudan’s war spread to that part of the country…
“The most rewarding is the smile of the children we teach, the grateful look of the hungry we feed, the blessing of the sick or elderly we attend to…”
One of the reasons I became an aid worker is a bit sentimental. As a child, my grandfathers used to tell me stories of WWII, how they suffered and how they were helped…
I Ne Meh, refugee from Myanmar, is now a Child Protection Monitor helping to protect at risk Karen children in Thailand…
Photojournalist Shawn Baldwin met Syrian refugee and UNHCR volunteer Loula Al Hamoud in Chekka, Lebanon…
I’ll never forget the time when I was involved in a hostage situation, together with other humanitarian workers. …
Susan, a Syrian refugee, is a Community Hygiene Promoter in the camp in Iraq. She met her fiance through her job and today they are getting married.
Although I am not directly involved in the resettlement process, my involvement with UNHCR makes me proud.
The most rewarding part is that I help others endure their suffering and achieve something that they couldn’t before.
Carlos, who was himself a victim of forced displacement in his youth, enjoys working with and assisting the community, especially the children….
Martin and other UNHCR representatives stayed with a Guatemalan refugee community threatened by the army, and saved their lives…
Relocating hundreds of anxious refugees still seems like yesterday. The relief on their faces, and their sudden change of mood, were incredible…
Naima’s uncle was murdered in Ethiopia, her parents fled to Kenya as political refugees…
When I met them, I realized that dreams do come true when you fight and persevere…
At times, it may also be frustrating, …, but in principle we can make a difference….
When the support I provide helps a single mother, who lost her husband, find a durable solution that restores her hope, it’s something I am proud of…
Aspasia Marangou, a teacher, recalls the time she met Kataya from Lebanon while volunteering for an NGO in Cyprus…
Sometimes I would feel depressed after listening to women recount horrifying stories about their ordeals…
The work is challenging, but the smiles on the faces of the children motivate and inspire me to face any challenge and bring happiness to these children…
As a sister to two younger brothers I could almost hear my heart break. I couldn’t imagine my little brother going through life without dreams…
Tibo Rogers, Australia for UNHCR Frontliner and former refugee shares his courageous and inspiring story: “I saw things no boy should see…”
“A refugee status is not eternal. It can cease at some point. When it does, you can return to your country and rebuild your life.”
“Every step of my journey was made possible by people’s humanity. If it wasn’t for their kindness, I would have lost my mind. “
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