A friend of ours recently spent a few weeks volunteering at Ritsona Camp outside of Athens. He was kind enough to share his experience: Suffice it to say the experience was overwhelming and it is difficult to bring back in words or even pictures. I was on the ground in the camp for two weeks. [...]
Originally from September 3, 2016 The photo that finally made the West wake up: If you had told me a year ago that Facebook would become a critical communication tool that I'd reach for first thing every morning, I would have laughed at you. But, here I am, reaching for the phone before my eyes [...]
Originally from February 15, 2016 Mytilene, Lesvos, Greece - Today, we started out at Moria, the main registration camp for orientation at 8:45 AM. As we got out of the car, all we could see from the road was a massive concrete retaining wall topped by a tall chain link fence and barbed wire. It looked more [...]
by Tina Whitelaw from February 29, 2016 I smile for a moment, hoping this light will shine through me in my next interaction, and then I knock on the next hut door. "Hallo! Good Morning!" Moria Refugee Camp, Lesvos, Greece - Most days in Moria, I fight back tears that seem to come at the most [...]
