How you can help Ghouta families survive
On one side of eastern Ghouta, Syria, rebel forces are fighting to keep the city. On the other side, the armies of the Syrian government are battling to reclaim it. Trapped in the middle of the fighting — directly in the line of fire — are thousands of innocent...
BREAKING: Ghouta’s citizens run for their lives
Citizens in eastern Ghouta, Syria, have been under heavy fire for weeks. Many have hidden in basements, praying the bombs will miss them. But the fighting has become so intense that thousands have decided they must get out; staying on the frontlines is a death...
Iraqi refugees stuck in limbo
“We were trapped.” Saeed’s voice grew quiet as he recalled the months he spent inside ISIS-controlled Mosul. “We didn’t have any chance to flee because ISIS besieged us, [leaving] no safe exit,” he said. Mosul used to be home to more than 2 million people — many...
Why should you still care about refugees?
After years of seeing televised footage of overcrowded refugee camps, it’s challenging not to become overwhelmed … or worse yet, apathetic. Across the world, there are an estimated 65 million displaced people — in Uganda, Syria, Jordan, South Sudan, Iraq, and beyond....
Every day, I try to live my life in such a way that I accomplish at least one thing that will outlive me and last for eternity.