Miles4Migrants: Credit Card Rewards Donations Can Help Reunite Families and Bring Refugees to Safety By Adam West “As the saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. But sometimes, it begins with a single post on Reddit. One thread was devoted to travelers discussing how they used their frequent flyer …
by: Cat Cooke, Miles4Migrants Marketing and Content Manager. Source Ellmarjan and Joachim Anckaert, Steunpunt Asiel. Ellmarjan, Arsh’s father, worked for four years as a translator for the American army. At one point, the Taliban asked him to leak information, but he refused and told them he’d never cooperate with them. After he and his family …
Afghan boy reunited with his family on his fifth birthday! Read More »
by: “F,” an Iranian refugee in Belgium “Hello, I am ‘F’, an Iranian woman, mother of two children. Three years ago, my two children, who were 15 and 17 years old at the time, had to flee Iran. For three years I did not see my children. I was worried about their safety and I …
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by: An Anglophone U.S. Asylee from Cameroon. Flights provided by Miles4Migrants pre-COVID-19 “The journey to the U.S. was hard and dangerous. I was so happy to reach this country. But when I got here and asked for asylum, they put handcuffs and shackles on me, I was confused, and I couldn’t understand… I could only …
by: Novel, an Eritrean refugee living in Belgium “Life in Eritrea is very hard. My dad was forced to join the army and was only allowed to be with us 1 week every 3 years. Everybody is forced to join the army once they turn 19, without knowing when or if they will ever be …
by: Aurore, Convivial Belgium – a Miles4Migrants NGO partner “Kesso and her children had been separated for more than three years. Kesso had to leave the country and her children behind to prevent her youngest daughter from being tortured as a baby, as is customary in her culture. A large sacrifice she had to make. …
Guinean Mother and Children Reunited After Three Years! Read More »
by: Jan, an Afghan Special Immigrant Visa holder resettled in the U.S. “Everything in my life changed when I started working with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and US forces in Afghanistan as an interpreter and cultural advisor. People like me working in this capacity made a huge difference by connecting local communities and …
by: Mokhles, an Iraqi mechatronic engineer resettled in Canada Mokhles and his family’s amazing story were covered in the Toronto Star! “From Jordan to Morden: Iraqi family thrilled to be in Manitoba under new program to resettle skilled refugees“ Alongside our friends and partners at Talent Beyond Boundaries, Miles4Migrants was able assist Mokhles, his wife, …
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After spending five years in limbo as refugees in Jordan, Abdulghani, his wife and three children could hardly contain their excitement when they arrived in Morden this weekend.
“We already feel like home in Morden,”
Andy Freedman is one of the co founders of Miles4Migrants which is an organization that helps reunite families by using unused frequent flyer miles. Boston 25’s Butch Stearns profiles this great organization