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    Many refugee families lack a source of income, yet fishing along the mangroves provides self-sustenance as well as products to sell at the local market. Unfortunately, Ecuadorian authorities claim that the communities here are exploiting mangrove resources and must be evicted. In this photo, a notice on the wall warns residents of actions to enforce their eviction. by: tenzijth Views[701] A large portion of the refugees in San Lorenzo live near the mangroves in stilt houses. As the tides rise, the floor beneath the houses are cleaned of debris and waste. The wooden boards that lead to and between the houses test ones balance, especially after heavy rain. Pictured here, a young boy is helped up by his siblings after falling from the house where he lives. by: tenzijth Views[1570] Children are everywhere. Many are sent to school during the day, others do not attend school and spend their time playing and swimming at the dock. On the warmest of days, the dock is slick with water as youngsters take turns launching themselves into the water below. by: tenzijth Views[605] Refugees arriving by boat land at this dock, on the shores of San Lorenzo. Having fled various forms of persecution, including forced recruitment, Colombian refugees find relative safety here. Yet life in San Lorenzo is far from easy. Discrimination, unemployment, and fear of being arrested or detained are constant threats. by: tenzijth Views[885] San Lorenzo, a town along Ecuador's northern coast, is a sanctuary to thousands of Colombian refugee families that have fled their homes due to persecution. by: tenzijth Views[854]
     
    I'm probably one of the first foreigners that this young Burmese refugee has seen in his life. by: moonlight Views[438] This young girl and her father were approved for resettlement by the US Department of Homeland Security in 2009. Her mother is still waiting for UN refugee status, so, with her family having chosen to stay together, the daughter remains trapped in the limbo of her birth place – a refugee camp. by: moonlight Views[485]    

    The Kitten who losses its family, survives a rain storm, and finds a home and job at last

    GHANA | Fri, 21 Sep 2012 | By mcyonordeeforreal | Views [1211]

    I met him at an area known as the Gap in the Liberians refugees Settlement in Buduburam, Ghana, where mostly young men go to drink cheap liquor, smoke marijuana, and to argue about the UNHCR’s cessation clause for Liberian Refugees, as its draws ... Read more >

    Tags: buduburam, ghana, kitten, refugee

    In the air again

    UGANDA | Tue, 20 Sep 2011 | By kena | Views [1400] | Comments [3] | Video

       I was recently asked, "How can there be hope when such horrible atrocities happen in this world?" My immediate reaction was to agree with the gross behavior of humans and to claim that hope was a bit of a "moo point". I ... Read more >

    Tags: botswana, kenya, malawi, namibia, orphange, refugee, tanzania, uganda, volunteer, zambia

     

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