Crisis in Syria
The Syrian crisis has only been getting worse since it began in 2011. People are fleeing their homes and their country in fear of ISIS. Syria is split between secular and Islamic belifs as well as many ethnicities. Making the violence and anger towards innocent people. The crisis has led people to flee to turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and some have even been relocated to the US. Russia began sending air strikes at Syria to bomb ISIS and has killled many civilians in addition to the 250,000 deaths that have been caused by this event. These people are scared for their lives and running. They are being displaced from there homes in living in uninhabitable conditions. Nearly 7 billion dollars is needed to help efforts in Syria. The world is banding together to help the people of Syria to saftey.
Dorcas international is a non-profit organization in RI that provides services and opportunities for their clients who are new to the community. The clients are looking to overcome language barriers economic instability and cultural shock from their transition to the area. Their purpose is to empower these individuals and help them feel welcome in the community. By connecting the groups together Dorcas International of RI has been able to help with continuing education, finding employment, citizenship as well as refugee resettlement. Overall the organization is committed to helping people and supporting new members of the community. The services provided by the organization are broad in spectrum and allow the organization to cater to different groups of people.
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South Sudan: A Road to Saftey
The people of Sudan are fleeing their homes in hopes of a more peaceful location to live. The rebel forces of Sudan have caused bombings and war throughout the nation. People are running, hiding and fearing for their lives on their journey to the United Nations Health & Crisis Relief bus where they will get transported to a refugee camp. Amal Bakith, a refugee of the area has walked on foot with her family to flee the war torn area. She says it is not easy leaving everything behind but it is necessary. Her family has nothing, but they are happy to be in a refugee camp in South Sudan. The refugee camp is home to nearly 31,000 refugees. During the dry months of December the camp is swarmed with people arriving by foot. The camp provides food, shelter and education to all refugees. Amal Bakith ends by saying their new home is not perfect but its peaceful.
Fleeing from the Americas: Mexico
Nearly 300,000 migrants flee from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala annually. People are running in fear of Gangs and criminal organizations that police their lives. The travel is very grueling from central and southern america. The pathways are intended to be secret but criminal organizations are found along the route. They assault and extort the fleeing migrants and violence is always experienced on the travel to the border. Migrants travel by foot, bus or a rain called, “The Beast”. A refugee names Raquel Juliet decided to go on this intimidating journey to freedom. She was stoned by the people she worked for in Honduras, once she had built up the courage she ran under the bridge to find the other migrants from Honduras to start their travel. People studying the exodus of the country believe it would be easier to get help for these people if they were considered refugees. As of now refugees are more commonly associated with war, when they should be considered by people’s well-being.
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