Refugee Relief
UNTOLD STORIES
Of Refugees In Greece
Refugees come from all ages, genders and backgrounds, united by the hope of a better life ahead. With your support, they can rebuild their lives.
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Now, we’d like to tell you about some of the refugees we’ve served in Greece. Their stories are powerful, heart-wrenching, human. Their lives have been upended, but they move forward with grace, strength, and faith. And the support of people like you has made an enormous impact on their lives.
Hatice – 47
Ilayda – 14
You cannot get married, your family won’t speak to you, your neighbors don’t even want to see you.You are not valued ,” Hatice says. “You go to the market and you’re humiliated. You go to the hospital, you’re humiliated.”
The knowledge that they could be arrested at any time, for arbitrary reasons, made the situation more miserable,a feeling Hatice describes as “a slow death.” a feeling Hatice describes as “a slow death.
Click here for her full story.
Zeynep – 28
Mohammed – 30
There were so many waves, and it was so long and deep, and we cannot swim very well,” Mohammed recalled.“[This was] the first time we came so close to death.” Zeynep and Mohammed knew that they risked their lives crossing the river. But they also knew that, in the event that things went wrong, the only thing that mattered was the life and safety of their child. That is why Zeynep gave her baby to a friend who had already entered the boat. As she did, she implored him:“Please just help us, just save our baby.
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Rukiye – 35
The women Rukiye met in prison came from a variety of backgrounds. They were teachers, doctors, students; mothers, sisters, daughters.
“Before I went to jail, I was constantly thinking about how the teenagers, young women, older women, were in jail and how they were surviving,” she says. “The first couple of days in jail, I lived this myself and I met these women. Being in jail and meeting these women was like the river meeting with the sea.”
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Before I Was A Refugee…
I Was A Researcher.
“ I have degrees in biology and chemistry, and I worked in laboratories for 15 years. It is
my dream to work in the medical field again! ”.
Rukiye
I Was A Teacher.
“ I wanted to help the next generation have access to education with good morals and values
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Cihan
I Was A Nurse.
“ I have always wanted to help people and I had that in Turkey when I was a
nurse.”.
Nese
Before I Was A Refugee…
Thanks to our donors, Embrace Relief and our partner organizations have been able to provide:
- Housing
- Food
- Educational Services
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Love From Greece
“ When I receive a food package, I know that someone is thinking of us and supporting us. Which
means there are people who care about us. This is so precious.”
– Hazan
“ I think the most important help I receive from organizations is rent assistance. This is the
most important because I don’t have any income, so I would have no way to pay my rent […]
Thank you for your support! ”
– Rabia
“ When we arrived here, we had nothing and no opportunity to improve our condition. My children
and I might be homeless if you didn’t support us. I really appreciate your support,
thank you. ”
– Nazli
“ Embrace Relief is very important for the refugee people, especially touching the children’s
lives. The foundation is helping me with my responsibilities to my children because they send us
food packages with snacks and presents for children. You are saving us.
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Pervin
