On Wednesday 14th June, disaster struck when a fishing boat carrying 750 people who were on the move/ displaced from Tobruk, Libya to Italy capsized. The boat was 25-30 meters long and overflowing with people. It is reported that the deck was full of men whilst women...
Guest story piece by Jess Miller, who volunteered with Refugee Biriyani & Bananas in 2017, and is currently the Fundraising and Retail Manager for The Bike Project (UK) ‘We waited for 3 days without food or water. I tried everything to survive. I even tried...
Written by Ruhi Loren Akhtar when Volunteering at the Greece-Macedonia (Fyrom) Border, in May 2016. Fadwa in Idomeni Camp at the Greece – Macedonia (FYROM) Border. This is Fadwa, 40 years old and mother of three beautiful girls all under five years old. I met...
Part 1 in a 3-part Series Following One Syrian Refugee Child An account written By Ruhi Loren Akhtar in 2016 whilst volunteering in Idomeni Camp at the Greece – Macedonia (FYROM) Border. ‘I have spent my childhood (waiting/living) at the borders of many lands...
Part 2 in a 3-part Series Following One Syrian Refugee Child An account written by Ruhi Loren Akhtar in June 2016 whilst volunteering in Greece. ‘Six months we’ve been on the borders of : Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and now Hungary. Displaced and homeless. Each refugee...
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