World Relief Seattle helps displaced people start a new life in the Pacific Northwest. These are some of their stories, and the stories of volunteers who have made a difference.
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It's a Long Way from a Refugee Camp to Kindergarten
"Sharif “is happy, speaking a lot of English and making friends.” --Maggie Davis, Kindergarten teacher at Lea Hill School, Auburn
Yesterday: Five year old Sharif grew up in a United Nations refugee camp. His parents fled for their lives escaping the civil war in Somalia.
Sharif’s Bantu tribe had been excluded from education in Somalia for years. The International Organization for Migration estimates that only 5 percent of all Bantu refugees have received formal education. Sharif and his family came to Seattle to live after the United Nations saw no hope for them to return home.
Last fall Sharif went to his first school, never having held a pencil in his life.
Today: Sharif is completing his first year of school at Lea Hill School in Auburn, WA. He is very active and likes school.
Tomorrow: Sharif has a good future to look forward to. With his family’s suffering in the past he has a new school and new hope for tomorrow.
World Relief, along with our team of volunteers and donors, helped over 600 refugees begin new lives last year in the Puget Sound. |
Sharif is completing his first year of school at Lea Hill School in Auburn. He is very active and likes school.
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