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How refugees are fulfilling critical needs in Canada’s healthcare system
It was that life-altering week in March when the whole world seemed to change. Over the span of one short week, borders rapidly closed, travel
#FridayFinds: Issue 2
Welcome to #FridayFinds where our team shares some of the things we are reading, watching, and listening to that are related to our work with
#FridayFinds: Issue 1
Welcome to our first edition of #FridayFinds where we’ll be sharing some of the things the Miles4Migrants team is reading, watching, and listening to that
Amilcar and Alexi’s Story
“To save our lives from the discrimination and death threats by the MS 13 gang, we left our native country, El Salvador…”
Mom and Daughter Reunited After Over 2.5 Years Apart! (video)
Miles4Migrants continues reuniting asylee families during this trying times.
A Brave Family Flees Their Home Country for the U.S.
“My oldest son went outside to play with his friends, he never came back home…”
A Palestinian Family Reunion in Belgium
The family asked that we pass on a message that “they’re so happy and thankful for you.”
Habteab’s Story
by: Habteab, an Eritrean refugee in Belgium “Hello, my name is Habteab. In 2012 I got married and a year later our oldest son was
Andrew’s Story
Andrew is a 21 year old man from Honduras who has suffered for most of his life due to his sexual orientation as a gay man…
A Father and Son’s Journey from Honduras to the U.S.
“We had to leave our country after my wife’s family started to be harassed by the Maras…”
Grow Ensemble Podcast: “Solving a Global Crisis: Reuniting Displaced Families Worldwide using Donated Airline Miles with Andy Freedman, Co-Founder of Miles4Migrants”
“What’s incredibly valuable about Andy and Miles4Migrants’ story is the power of volunteerism and how it really takes a village. Andy and his two co-founders all currently volunteer their time to manage their organization. All work day jobs and are actively engaged husbands and fathers in addition to running this organization.”
Sammy’s Story
Sammy’s family is reunited and enjoying their Christmas celebration today for the first time in 4 years together thanks to a generous donation of nearly 480K United miles…
CBS News: “The U.S. continues to separate migrant families. For one father, a miscommunication proved costly”
“He asked me why I left him. He thought and felt — in his heart — that I had left him,” he told CBS News in Spanish. “But I have explained why it happened.”
Forbes: “The Power Of Purpose: How Miles4Migrants Is Reuniting Families Using Your Airline Miles For Good”
“A father’s role is to guide to a better future. Being separated from [my kids] was like taking their home away from them. Our lives were divided. [Reuniting with my kids] was inexplicable joy.” -Sam, West African refugee, granted asylum in the US and flown by #Miles4Migrants to his new home
Mhreteab’s Family Reunion
“I was forced to flee Eritrea in 2017, when my wife was pregnant with our first child…”
The Guardian: “Tears of relief: disabled migrant reunited with family…”
“I’m so happy to have him here,” Marta said. She had been unable to sleep for months over concern for her son, but on Wednesday morning, Marta was sleeping so soundly she slept through her alarm. “This was the first night I didn’t have to worry about him,” she said.
ABC: “Mother reunited with daughter battling leukemia at Duke Hospital after temporary waiver to come to US”
A mothers embrace with her daughter. Ixcell and Dalia together again.
The Associated Press: “Thai dissident musicians celebrate getting French haven”
“Members of a Thai folk music group who feared for their lives because of their fiercely antiestablishment songs are celebrating this week after being admitted to France to seek refugee status.”
Mr. Ayoub’s story
This man was a dentist in Syria who raised Arabian horses to race and stud. He was a millionaire, living well and everything was good in his life. He belonged to the Catholic faith, a minority, but he had no problems until the war…
Denia and Jose’s story
Denia could not wait to see her brother. She held back tears as we informed her that she would be able to see him the next day…
NPR: “3-Year-Old Asked To Pick Parent In Attempted Family Separation, Her Parents Say”
“At a Border Patrol holding facility in El Paso, Texas, an agent told a Honduran family that one parent would be sent to Mexico while the other parent and their three children could stay in the United States, according to the family. The agent turned to the couple’s youngest daughter — 3-year-old Sofia, whom they call Sofi — and asked her to make a choice.”
Lucy’s Story – in Partnership with HIAS
In 2016, [Lucy] was kidnapped and tortured by government forces. After her release, she knew that neither her or her family would be safe in Ethiopia…
Toronto Star: “GTA ‘Canada is a dreamland’: Syrian refugee thrilled to start job at Kitchener high-tech firm”
“I feel like I’m living in a wonderful dream now and I don’t want anyone to wake me up,” said Hakmi, 26, who last week packed up his life as a refugee and landed in Kitchener as the first skilled immigrant admitted to Canada through Talent Beyond Boundaries, a Washington-based NGO that matches refugees with employers desperate to fill skill shortages.