I met Dua in Sanliurfa, a city in Turkey’s Southeast on the Syrian Border. This is her story
“I am no longer invisible. I exist!”
http://www.unicef.org.tr/basinmerkezidetay.aspx?id=32792&d=1&dil=en
Featured photo is (c)SebastianRich
As a family therapist, Zeynep Kapisiz works with Syrian refugees in the Turkish city of Izmir. Her patients, mostly children traumatized by war’s violence and suffering ,are more likely to develop psychological disorders, become victims of violence, be forced into child marriages and recruited into armed groups. Here’s my profile of a young woman who faces at times seemingly unsurmountable challenges and tries to find a way to guide and help.
Ranya, a Syrian refugee who lives in Kilis, a town on the Syrian border, is homeless and her children are forced to beg for a living. But this winter, a UNICEF debit card is making it possible for her to buy clothes and shoes for her children. My piece for #UNICEF
http://www.unicef.org.tr/basinmerkezidetay.aspx?id=22757&d=1&dil=en
Photo caption: Chemical engineering student Rawan, 19, from Syria, has qualified for one of UNHCR’s DAFI scholarships and will complete her tertiary education in Turkey. © UNHCR/Ali Unal
My piece for UNHCR
My story for UNHCR
Photo:Fatima (left) and and fellow student Rawan take a moment to relax in the park. Fatima is hoping to study for a masters and a PhD, and plans to returns to Syria when the war is over. © UNHCR/Ali Unal
Mother, daughter, sister, microbiologist – Darie Alikaj fled bombs and snipers in Aleppo and now mirrors a world of refugee survival in Turkey – My piece for UNHCR
http://tracks.unhcr.org/2016/05/a-syrian-scientist-in-exile/
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