Perché parlare, quando nessuno riesce a capire 

La lingua che io parlo? 

Perché imparare, quando non posso capire 

La lingua che insegnano qui? 

Perché provare, quando loro non mi conoscono 

Quando io sono solo? 

Perché non mollare? 

L'ho quasi fatto 

Ma per quell'unico sorriso 

Della mia insegnante 

Perché prova ad aiutarmi 

E a volte ci riesce 
Quell'unico sorriso 

Che mi trattiene in questo posto 

Provando per quanto mi è possibile 

Per quell'unico sorriso 

                         

 

In July, army defenders freely organized the Syrian Free Army and many Syrian civilians took up arms to join the opposition. Bomber are destroying crowded cities and are horrible violations of human rights.

Now Many Syrian refugees live in Jordan and Lebanon.

Thousands of Syrians fled every day from their country. They often decide to flee definitively after seeing their bombed neighborhoods or family members killed.

How many refugees are there?
According to the UN, about 11 million Syrians have been displaced from their homes.

Most refugees need to find a way to pay rent, even for abandoned facilities. Without any legal means to work in Jordan and Lebanon, they struggle to find odd jobs and accept low wages that often do not cover their basic needs.

How many refugees are children?
2.5 million - are under 18. Most have been out of school for months, if not years.

Io sono un bambino, e ho dei diritti,

fare quello che voglio, giocare all’aperto,

avere cure mediche, e un’ istruzione,

senza essere giudicato, non importa di quale nazione.

Sia che io sia un disabile o senza un arto,

ricevo cure speciali, quello di cui ho bisogno.

Ma i bambini non sono fatti per sentirsi sgridare o per la discriminazione,

per tutti i bambini, noi siamo qualcuno.

Il diritto di un bambino è quello di essere amato e curato,

nessun altro bambino vuole ricevere di più.

Hafza Majid

 

REFUGEE

A person who is forced to leave their country for safety

ASYLUM SEEKER

A person wanting to enter a safer foreign country to escape fear or persecution in their home country

TO FLEE

To escape quicky

SHELTER

 Protection 

CRISIS

An emergency

TO DISPLACE

To be in extreme distress from hopelessness

REFUGEE CAMP

 a safe shelter that helps and offers temporary aid to refugees or internally displaced people

HUMANITARIAN

to help general populations, people, and human rights

PUSH FACTOR

the reasons an immigrant is forced to leave their home
 

What’s your name??     

My name is SHWE 

Where were you born?

I was born in Mawlamyine State, Myanmar.

Where did you and your family move from?

My family and I moved from Myanmar to Ranong, Thailand.

Why did  you and your family migrate?

We lived for economic hardships.

Did you study?

Yes, I studied with a migrant women, but then some NGOs created a migrant learning centre where I studied until 6th grade.

Where did you start work?

I started working at a plaza selling clothes, and i worked there for about two years,then in a pharmacy for about four years.

Did you continue study?

Yes, I took the Australian Catholic education, and then I received my diploma.

What did you do after the diploma?

After the diploma I work as an interpreter for the International Organization for Migration.