.lizakoshy recounts her experience of meeting with Syrian refugees. ⤵️
people displaced worldwide, the equivalent of 1% of humanity, and this trip was part of my journey of support — to help raise awareness and amplify the stories of those who have been forced to flee war, conflict, and persecution.
Liza meets the TIGER Girls, or These Inspiring Girls Enjoy Reading. This program for Syrian teens in the UNHCR Za'atari camp in Jordan aims to create a personal sense of agency and connection, as well as empower young women through education.Liza meets Muna Al-Hariri, 14, Rania Al Bargash, 17, Sara Othman, 13, Fatima Al-Hariri, 13, and Ghazal Al-Hariri, 14. They share poems, talk about the TIGER Girls, where they learn to overcome bullies, and share their favorite subjects at school.
, where I met Rania, another inspiring young woman who, at age 17, is on a quest to “learn everything about the world!” Within seconds of meeting her, I was in awe; she oozes optimism and determination. As we traveled to our next stop, we swung by a falafel shop in a place refugees have nicknamed the Shams-Elysees, a remarkable refugee-runthat stretches across three kilometers. A local refugee cooked the best falafel I’ve ever had the joy of inhaling. But such joy comes with awareness of the hard truth that I’ll never have such phenomenal falafel again — unless I return.
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