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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.