REFUGEES

I am passionate about supporting refugees because not a lot of people would choose to leave their countries and everything they know to start a new life in a strange country.  A lot of them suffer from anxiety and depression to due the challenges they did not anticipate for and some terribly miss their families and friends.  Even eating is challenging as they may not know where to buy their traditional food.

As an immigrant myself, it is very challenging moving to a new country. You probably don’t speak the language and the culture is different and in my case “it was bloody cold.” I didn’t have the right clothes and it was a culture shock for me.

Of course, individual experiences differ, but the anxiety and fears are similar unless you have a wealth of support financially and family/friends to welcome you.

What breaks my heart is the people taking huge risks of going through the Libya desert and the Mediterranean Sea. A lot of people continue to take the risk as they feel their situation is worse that facing the dangers at their countries. Economic immigrants maybe so desperate to support their families that they are willing to die in the process. The refugees face even more suffering or death due to war and they have little or no choice. A lot of them don’t understand the risks as the people strugglers lie to them to take their money.

Some are killed, raped, sold into slavery, families held hostage for ransom, drowning and many more traumatic experiences await if they finally make to land.

So, one could understand why they take the risks. Would I do the same thing? Probably, if I was desperate enough.

 

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