We have been receiving so many items for the baby box project, it has been amazing! We still need more of certain items to round out the boxes, so please, keep them coming! You can see our wish list on Amazon here: https://amzn.com/w/20GJ6K2ZCHG9N And you can donate to the project here: http://www.crowdrise.com/new-baby-welcome-kits-for-refugees-in-jordan/ The donations are going towards … More #BabyBox Update
Rita has just returned from visiting the border of Greece and Macedonia where she was able to see first hand the situation of the refugees. As a result of her visit, SCM will be redirecting some of our efforts from coordinating medical missions to providing temporary housing for pregnant women and their new babies. One … More Mother & Baby Housing Project
April 4, 2016 EKO Gas Station Refugee Camp, Highway 75 near Polykastro, Greece By Dr. Bill Dienst “If you are in your twenties and you aren’t a bit of a revolutionary, you have no heart; but if you are in your 50’s and do not have some conservative tendencies, you have no brain.” (paraphrasing Winston … More Balancing our Souls, Somewhere between our Hearts and our Brains
Today we received the first half of the New Baby Welcome Kit boxes! Our goal is to get 200 total, and we received 100 boxes to get started on. We have partnered with The Baby Box Company that provides the Bed Box, and they have been really great to work with. You can donate to … More Baby Box Project Update
Last week the 5000th baby was born in Zaatari at the UN-operated Women and Girls Comprehensive Center. Many of the refugees thought they would only stay in the camp temporarily, then be able to go home, or move on to somewhere else. As the war in Syria has dragged on to it’s sixth year, many realized … More Baby Box Project 2016
March 11, 2016 Idomeni, Greece by Dr. Bill Dienst The border at the village of Idomeni between Greece and Macedonia was sealed with a barbwire fence about 4 weeks ago. Meanwhile, the refugee population has exploded exponentially. A week ago, there were about 5 thousand people living in tents. Today there are over 15 thousand … More Bottleneck Human Tragedy at #Idomeni
A Day in the Life of a Refugee in Moria Camp, Lesbos March 9, 2016 by Kirsten Senturia Thousands of refugees from as far away as South Sudan and as near to Greece as Syria continue to arrive on the island of Lesbos daily. Their boat landing is just the beginning of their odyssey which … More A Day in the Life of a #Refugee in Moria Camp, #Lesbos
From Dr. Bill Dienst: March 7, 2016 David Eng, the Starfish Harbor Master in charge of refugee operations on Molyvos Harbor on the North coast of Lesbos, called me at 5:45 am. “There is a boat with about 100 refugees at sea being rescued by the Greek Coast guard. We need you to assemble your … More March 7 Update on Lesbos
From Dr. Bill Dienst: March 6, 2016 The straits between Turkey and the North Shore of Lesbos have been a major route for human migration for hundreds of years. The present migration is nothing new; its uniqueness is only due to its magnitude, because of the current humanitarian crises caused by poverty and war. In … More March 6 Update on Lesbos
This is a link to a good information source about the refugee crisis in Greece and the humanitarian response. Refugee Flows to Lesvos: Evolution of a Humanitarian Response
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