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Affra Husain
FYW 1000C
15 October 2015 This story is about Alan Kurdi, a three year old boy that we learned about on September 2nd, 2015. Young Alan has been living with his family in Syria ever since his birth, after some time war broke out and Alan and his family fled Syria. They were able to reach Turkey, but hoped for Canada where Alan’s aunt lived. Alan and his family started the route to Canada, travelling by cramped plastic boats with other refugees through the Mediterranean Sea. The boat capsized, and Alan’s father could not save him. Alan’s body was found on the coast of Turkey with the rest of the wreckage.
This is a story that many Syrian refugees can relate to. Alan’s story is not one that we should show little concern for. His story describes the difficulty that many Syrian refugees, regardless of age, take to flee their country. His needless death reveals that not much attention has come to Syrians. Amnesty International describes the Syrian refugee crisis as one of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Amnesty International also records that about 4 million refugees and about 6.5 million …show more content…
The UNHCR reveals in reports that life in most refugee camps are not in standard living conditions. These camps are overcrowded and they have no proper sanitation system. There is little running water and food. All these issues factor into the physical and mental health of the refugees living there. So many of whom already experienced physical and mental trauma leaving the nation. How much hardship are we going to let them be exposed to? The World Food Program was forced to cut 229,000 refugees in Jordanian camps off food rations because there is limited funding. Donating canned goods and money for food supplies is an action that is well within our abilities to perform. We can donate clothing because it goes a long way to helping
Affra Husain
FYW 1000C
15 October 2015 This story is about Alan Kurdi, a three year old boy that we learned about on September 2nd, 2015. Young Alan has been living with his family in Syria ever since his birth, after some time war broke out and Alan and his family fled Syria. They were able to reach Turkey, but hoped for Canada where Alan’s aunt lived. Alan and his family started the route to Canada, travelling by cramped plastic boats with other refugees through the Mediterranean Sea. The boat capsized, and Alan’s father could not save him. Alan’s body was found on the coast of Turkey with the rest of the wreckage.
This is a story that many Syrian refugees can relate to. Alan’s story is not one that we should show little concern for. His story describes the difficulty that many Syrian refugees, regardless of age, take to flee their country. His needless death reveals that not much attention has come to Syrians. Amnesty International describes the Syrian refugee crisis as one of the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II. Amnesty International also records that about 4 million refugees and about 6.5 million …show more content…
The UNHCR reveals in reports that life in most refugee camps are not in standard living conditions. These camps are overcrowded and they have no proper sanitation system. There is little running water and food. All these issues factor into the physical and mental health of the refugees living there. So many of whom already experienced physical and mental trauma leaving the nation. How much hardship are we going to let them be exposed to? The World Food Program was forced to cut 229,000 refugees in Jordanian camps off food rations because there is limited funding. Donating canned goods and money for food supplies is an action that is well within our abilities to perform. We can donate clothing because it goes a long way to helping