LesvosVolunteeringWill Chan • Jan 2016

Europe routeto asylumfor refugees

Stats fromhttp://www.unhcr.org/

Where is Lesvos?

What do volunteers do?

Who is smuggling these refugees over?

Refugee families

Many are skilled professionals...

Some local volunteers...

Some foreign volunteers...

Takeaways…

Volunteers are saving a lot of lives but are only filling the gaps between government policies. (And the Greek Islanders deserve that Nobel prize.)

History is unfolding. Textbooks that our children will read will admit to the systemic failure that has transformed into a crisis. 2016 is supposed to be worse.

“Young men of fighting age”... Not true. UNHCR has the stats and refugees are mostly women and children.

“You’re not alone.” -Sheryl Sandberg in fb video

To help…

Donate to Sea of Solidarity

Help a refugee family integrate into your community

To learn more…

Refugees, a perspective written by Abdelrahman Dameen

The Greek island helping Syrian refugees

Sky Witnesses Distressing Migrants Rescue

Thanks for listening