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THEME 3 LEGENDARY FIGURE

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11 2 Women 1 Story
With her educational background and experience working with refugees, Selin was curious
about the Syrian refugee camps. In the camps, she noticed that both students and teachers were
suffering from deep traumas. She invited professor Dr. Mark Grey from University of Northern
Iowa specialized in trauma training. She provided funds and began training the teachers on
trauma management with the authorization of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management
Authority (AFAD).
One day when Selin was wandering the educational facilities in the Kilis camp with the directors
of the camp management and education programs, she noticed that a young refugee girl was
following her. Rawda, then 15, approached Selin to ask for her phone number. Selin gave her
number and this started a very powerful and deep friendship. Rawda called her every night
practicing her Turkish, and in these conversations, they shared their life stories, interests, dreams
and fears.
Over time, Selin noticed that Rawda had excellent organizational skills as Rawda helped them
solve some problems in the camps. Soon, Rawda began working with the camp managers. Selin
and Rawda worked on several youth projects together in the camps. Even after Selin moved back
to the USA, they stayed in touch, as Selin became her godmother.
After two years, Rawda started to feel frustrated that nobody heard the voices of the Syrian
refugees. Often, the reality was ignored and no institution could be of help. At this point, Rawda,
Selin and her friend and refugee advocate Sherry MacKey decided to set up an organization
with the mission of sharing real stories of refugees. This mission would not only help others
better understand and connect with the Syrian refugees but also help influence policies. Rawda
connected university students in the camps with students at universities in the US. They were in
fact amazed to find more similarities than differences between them.
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