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We lived peacefully. But when gang members wanted me to sell drugs in the middle of my fruit, I said, “No.”

If you have a child, you will understand how I feel.

The first to see the magic - the last to lose hope

In the constitution, on paper, women have equal rights with men, but in reality, they have no rights there.

Until contention, rumors of conflict, angry politics and war triggered fear and anxiety

I have missed three years of their lives. I will never get them back.

I kept thinking, "I will be dead; I'm not going to make it!"

Forced to be a rebel then a spy, Leonard was protected by the pygmies

Amina is one of countless indomitable refugee mothers in the world

Refugees and advocates ran or walked from George Washington University to Lincoln Memorial (approximately 2 miles) as part of an annual event in celebration of World Refugee Day. An Afghan family from Kabul seeking refuge in Frankfurt, Germany, would have to walk almost 4300 miles. That distance is the equivalent of walking from Boston, Massachusettes to San Diego, California, then up the West Coast past Seattle, Washington to the Canadian border.

Women of the World

The people of Europe, they that think that we just came here to look for money. No!

In the end you will be judged by the fullness of your heart.

I’m thankful to be a small part of this.

The people that transport you, they don’t show love.

There are many desperate people…

“We’re your friends, so let’s break down the walls”

When I dropped off my first carload … I asked, “May I stay and help?”