Helping refugees realise others have overcome the barriers they are facing as they settle in Timaru was a primary motivator for volunteer Madonna Besada. “I arrived in Timaru about three years ago and I totally understand the difficulties that they might face,” Besanda, who is from Egypt, said. “I don’t want them to feel like there is no one to understand what they are going through here. There are another 25 volunteers who have expressed interest in the next volunteer training programme. Bejon Haswell/Stuff As volunteers, they help familiarise the refugee families with basics like walking to school and how to greet someone.

Source: Stuff August 21, 2020 02:48 UTC