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Since April this year, Germany has admitted a tota

Since April this year, Germany has admitted a total of 1,075 migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from Greece. This is exceeding the numbers it had committed to before. These relocation flights have been landing almost weekly in recent months.

In March 2020 the German government had agreed to allow almost 1,000 migrants and refugees from the camps of the Greek islands. About a quarter of them were children and young people in need of treatment.

Italy and France also started receiving people. However, there are still more than 7.000 people living in Moria 2.0 on Lesvos. For now it is still sunny, but the temperature is getting colder, the wind is getting more chilly and the sun less warm. We need to relocate all of these people before winter starts.

How do you think we can make this relaction happen before winter? Share your ideas below and lets inspire each other 💪
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Refugees are you and I with different circumstance

Refugees are you and I with different circumstances ❤️

What does the word refugee mean to you?
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We must stop this wave,” Greek Prime Minister Ky

We must stop this wave,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said. “I chose once again to take drastic measures sooner rather than later.”

The lockdown takes effect at daybreak today across Greece and will last until the end of the month. People will only be allowed to leave their homes for work, physical exercise and medical reasons — and only after sending a text message to authorities.

Shops will shut, although supermarkets and other food stores will remain open. Restaurants will operate on a delivery-only basis.

As we all know lockdown is a great challenge, especially for migrants. A lockdown in a refugee camp is toxic to it's residents. The last lockdown lasted for four months. For refugees only I must say. When life returned to normal for local people and tourists alike, the lockdown for asylum seekers and migrants continued.

So, who knows what will happen now? How can we make sure this lockdown will not be discriminatory towards refugees?

How are we going to make sure the detrimental effect on the physical and mental health of the migrants and refugees at the camps will be minimal?

I already receive messages from people stuck in the camp about going crazy, feeling captive, not knowing how to survive. What should I tell them? How can I reassure them? 😢
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Remember, that deep inside the hearts of each and

Remember, that deep inside the hearts of each and every one of us
we are all always reaching for a place that we can call home ❤️
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The sea is cold, the breeze is chilly and the morn

The sea is cold, the breeze is chilly and the morning sun isn’t warm enough, but not washing yourself is not an option.

There are about 40 places in the camp now where you can take a shower. Well, it’s not really a shower: you have to get cold water yourself, walk to the Dixies and take a bath. But you’ve got some privacy. Women and children are the priority. Therefore men are only allowed to “take a shower” after five.

“Milene, if you can do one thing for me, only one thing. It’s that I would like to take a warm shower in a hotel. Just a warm shower, that’s all”.

Once again the single men are left behind. Of course men can have showers outside easier, but winter is coming people! Let’s not forget that men are also not able to shower in the sea when it’s freezing. Let’s not forget they have run from war, torture and death too. Let’s not forget that all human beings have the right to a shower and privacy, no matter your gender or age.

And you know? There are many constructional engineers, many builders, many smart men in the camp with ideas, motivation and energy to built showers themselves. I’ve seen drawings, listened to good ideas, discussed the options. If only residents were allowed to work. But they are not, it’s up to the Greek government and the NGO’s who think what they do is what the people want. I’ve heard different.

And I wonder, is placing Dixies to have a shower the solution? Should NGOs even be helping to built this camp and make it lasting instead of temporarily? I think there is only one solution: don’t rebuilt Moria! Let’s get them out of here.
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It is the obligation of every person born in a saf

It is the obligation of every person born in a safer room to open the door when someone in danger knocks.

Today is a good day. Today is the day that this wonderful family is finally leaving Lesvos behind. Another chapter of their story is over.

Every end is a new beginning, let’s hope it only gets better from now on 🤞🏽

Let’s wish them luck shall we? ❤️
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An earthquake, a fire destroying two tents & a pol

An earthquake, a fire destroying two tents & a police raid in the tent... I’ve been back for three days now and they haven’t been quiet days.

Days of laughter, of tears and of lots of love ❤️ It’s an emotional rollercoaster. But it’s nothing compared to what these people go through.

There are over 7.000 people living in Moria 2.0., about 40 toilets which are emptied and cleaned once a day, there is no hot water to shower and no privacy. Schools aren’t allowed in the camp, neither are photographers and journalists.

The tents are placed too close to each other, not only is that dangerous when there is a fire, also corona can be spread very easily. There is a closed area for people tested positive with corona, however families of people positive with corona stay in their tent without having to go into quarantine. Besides, if you have a headache, or ask for painkillers due to pain in your back, stomach or wherever they will also put you in the closed area. People dare not to ask for medicine anymore.

Every day food is distributed which consists of rice, potatoes, apples and bread. No vegetables and only one bottle of water per person. Sometimes the food is passed due date, often it is food we Europeans eat but they have no idea what to do with it. For example: smelly blue cheese. I think it’s delicious, they think it’s not healthy to eat.

People are allowed to go out of the camp from 7AM to 7PM, with the exception of Sundays. On Sundays they aren’t allowed to go out at all.

That’s Moria 2.0! Is it any better than before? “The only things that is better is safety. It’s more safe now because the police is everywhere. They control the gate and when there is a fight they respond. But that’s it”.
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Abdullah (34 years old) and Asma (27 years old). T

Abdullah (34 years old) and Asma (27 years old). They got married on the 1st of August in 2009. Asma was only 16 years young. They met each other while on vacation and fell in love instantly.

They have 6 children now: a twin: Mohammed & Anwar, Nimar, Maryam, Aileen & Jude. Asma wants another child, she loves children and still dreams of a big happy family somewhere safe.

They had a good life in Syria: a house at the countryside of Damascus and two cars. The children went to school and had lots of friends. Abdullah had a nice job as a constructional engineer and Asma finished highschool, even after the twins got born (10 years ago).

Then war struck and Abdullah was taken to prison because he did not want to fight for Assad. In prison he got tortured and when he got out (1.5 years later) they decided to flee.

It was a dangerous journey but not as dangerous as staying home was. Their house got bombed and Mohammed still has visible and invisible scars from the moment the roof fell down, partly on his head. The children have seen death, bombs flying over their heads, their friends being killed, family members who disappeared.

Little did they know that the dangerous journey would get them to end not in a safe haven but in another hell. Hell named Moria and Moria 2.0.

Their love for each other only got stronger but it doesn’t help them get less depressive. Hopelessness makes people do crazy things. Asma tells me they are keeping it together for their children; they try to look strong even though they feel weak, they smile even when crying is nearer and they act like the future is bright even though it looks grim.

This is part of the story of family Almousa ❤️
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Today I'm travelling to Lesvos. Hopefully I'll be

Today I'm travelling to Lesvos. Hopefully I'll be able to enter the new camp (you never know), of course I'll do my utmost best to visit the new camp and hug my beloved friends. Via my stories I'll keep you updated.

Is there anything you are especially interested in? Anything you'd like to see or know more about? Let me know in the comments and I'll see what I can do.
(Can't make any promises...)
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This photo was taken early September when it was h

This photo was taken early September when it was hot and the sun was shining. However, we are now at the end of October, it's already getting colder and more cold and wet days are coming. After more than a month there are still no showers in the new camp.

An NGO told me showers are coming but I receive messages of people in the camp saying that there are no showers and it doesn't look like anyone is building showers. It took three days to built a new camp, why does it take 1,5 month to built some showers?
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