Restarting away from war
Zeyd and his wife Aidha, who fled the war in Syria, lived for eight long years in the Tel Abbas refugee camp in Lebanon, together with their four children. Today, thanks to the humanitarian corridors set up by the Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII and other organisations, they have arrived in Santa Venerina, a small Sicilian town that will accompany them on their journey of integration. Help them to start a new life with dignity and confidence in the future!
Zeyd and his wife Aidha* arrived in the Tel Abbas refugee camp in northern Lebanon in 2013. Their honeymoon was a flight from war, forced to leave their land, Syria, as if they had done something to be punished with exile for. The dreams of two young newlyweds torn apart. Yet, they resisted, and in the extreme precariousness of a refugee camp, they became mother and father of 4 children. The eldest, Naima, is 6 years old. She is lively, curious and would love to go to school. She was born and raised in the refugee camp without ever having experienced the little pleasures of a normal life: doing her homework with a friend, opening a bag of sweets. Naima knows of the world only what she has heard from the "grown-ups", when they speak of a life that seems like a distant dream.
Today that dream has come true and after 8 years spent in a limbo of waiting that seemed never-ending, Zeyd and Aidha can resume their lives and plant the roots of their family in a safe place, ready to welcome them.
Thanks to the humanitarian corridors, started by an initiative of the Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII together with other realities, they crossed the Mediterranean Sea with a legal and safe journey and arrived here in Santa Venerina.
Together with the Community, all the inhabitants of this small Sicilian town - including the parish communities of Santa Venerina, the municipality, the diocese of Acireale, Caritas and Catholic Action - have cometogether to help this family and accompany it on its path to integration, supporting it during the two years envisaged by the reception project to become part of the territory, in schools and in the world of work. Naim will finally have a real home!
Together with the Community, all the inhabitants of this small Sicilian town - including the parish communities of Santa Venerina, the municipality, the diocese of Acireale, Caritas and Catholic Action - have cometogether to help this family and accompany it on its path to integration, supporting it during the two years envisaged by the reception project to become part of the territory, in schools and in the world of work. Naim will finally have a real home!
6.000 € are needed to cover the expenses of the first 6 months of reception, but there are no public funds to support them.
That's why today we want to create a network of solidarity to support the family until they become independent and we need your help too.
Donate now and create your own personal fundraiser to involve friends and family in making a contribution. Don't leave Naim and his family alone. Help them to start a new life with dignity and confidence in the future. Do it now!
* out of respect for their confidentiality we have used fictional names with an auspicious meaning.
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Zeyd and his wife Aidha* arrived in the Tel Abbas refugee camp in northern Lebanon in 2013. Their honeymoon was a flight from war, forced to leave their land, Syria, as if they had done something to be punished with exile for. The dreams of two young newlyweds torn apart. Yet, they resisted, and in the extreme precariousness of a refugee camp, they became mother and father of 4 children. The eldest, Naima, is 6 years old. She is lively, curious and would love to go to school. She was born and raised in the refugee camp without ever having experienced the little pleasures of a normal life: doing her homework with a friend, opening a bag of sweets. Naima knows of the world only what she has heard from the "grown-ups", when they speak of a life that seems like a distant dream.
Today that dream has come true and after 8 years spent in a limbo of waiting that seemed never-ending, Zeyd and Aidha can resume their lives and plant the roots of their family in a safe place, ready to welcome them.
Thanks to the humanitarian corridors, started by an initiative of the Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII together with other realities, they crossed the Mediterranean Sea with a legal and safe journey and arrived here in Santa Venerina.
Together with the Community, all the inhabitants of this small Sicilian town - including the parish communities of Santa Venerina, the municipality, the diocese of Acireale, Caritas and Catholic Action - have cometogether to help this family and accompany it on its path to integration, supporting it during the two years envisaged by the reception project to become part of the territory, in schools and in the world of work. Naim will finally have a real home!
Together with the Community, all the inhabitants of this small Sicilian town - including the parish communities of Santa Venerina, the municipality, the diocese of Acireale, Caritas and Catholic Action - have cometogether to help this family and accompany it on its path to integration, supporting it during the two years envisaged by the reception project to become part of the territory, in schools and in the world of work. Naim will finally have a real home!
6.000 € are needed to cover the expenses of the first 6 months of reception, but there are no public funds to support them.
That's why today we want to create a network of solidarity to support the family until they become independent and we need your help too.
Donate now and create your own personal fundraiser to involve friends and family in making a contribution. Don't leave Naim and his family alone. Help them to start a new life with dignity and confidence in the future. Do it now!
* out of respect for their confidentiality we have used fictional names with an auspicious meaning.
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