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IN A LONG WALK TO WATER

• SALVA’S LIFE LITERALLY CHANGED IN A MINUTE THAT FATEFUL DAY WHILE HE WAS AT

SCHOOL.

• HE NEVER SAID GOODBYE TO HIS FAMILY.

• HE DID NOT PLAN, PACK OR CHOOSE TO FLEE THE COUNTRY.

• INSTANTANEOUSLY, HE WAS PLACED IN A SITUATION IN WHICH HE WAS IN SURVIVAL

MODE. HE BECAME A REFUGEE.

THAT HAPPENS DAILY TO MILLIONS OF CHILDREN

LAZY

WANT TO LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY

THE SAD TRUTH• REFUGEES LOSE:

• CAREERS

• HOMES

• ACCESS TO FOOD AND WATER

• AUTOMOBILES, MONEY, SECURITY

• FRIENDS AND FAMILY

• SOMETIMES………. LIFE

THEY ARE SEEKING SAFETY. ASYLUM.

THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE.

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A REFUGEE CHILD

EVERY PERSON HAS A STORY TO TELL

• HUMANS OF NEW YORK (HONY)

• BRANDON STANTON

• PHOTOGRAPHER/AUTHOR/SOCIAL MEDIA

ENTREPRENEUR

• PROFILED REFUGEES TO SHARE THEIR STRUGGLE

AND DISPEL MYTHS

• THEIR STORIES GIVE US INSIGHT TO THEIR

WORLD www.huffingtonpost.com

EVERYDAY ACTIVITIESARE DANGEROUS

LASTINGEFFECTS

THEY FACE VIOLENCE DAILY

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BECOME A REFUGEE?

YOU WALK. YOU WALK TO ESCAPE PERSECUTION.

YOU WALK TO ESCAPE VIOLENCE.

YOU WALK TO SURVIVE.

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JUST BECAUSE IT ISN’T HAPPENING HERE, DOESN’T MEAN IT ISN’T

HAPPENING.

LIFE CAN CHANGE IN AN INSTANT.

REAL PEOPLE. REAL LIVES.