January 25: Afghan Refugees Settle in Helena, Montana
Through its newly formed Helena Afghan Refugee Resettlement Team, local nonprofit Hands On Global plans to bring about 15 refugees to the area over the coming months. Click on [...]
December 15: HARRT Resettles Afghan Refugees in Helena, Montana
Hands On Global has been working with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Montana to resettle Afghan refugees. Members of HARRT (Helena Afghan Refugee Resettlement Team) have been training [...]
October 12: Bittersweet thoughts on my way out
Six days in Athens and feeling like I know how to get around just one area of town. Traffic is insane. Today I walked for two hours as I don’t know when [...]
October 5: What would you do to save your life?
OMG I am devastated. My friend and colleague “AA” has just received his second asylum rejection today. Hands On Global worked with this man for over six months in the [...]
October 2: Back to camp on Lesvos Island
I have been in Athens and last evening arrived in Lesvos. It is difficult to figure out what is going on with the refugees situation. We met with the [...]
May 5: Returning to camp on Lesvos Island
Both excitement and hesitation visit me as I’m driving back to Kara Tepe 2 refugee camp on Lesvos Island Greece. I know I’ll see many familiar faces of both foreigners [...]