By Christina Samson, President of Madrid For Refugees En español aquí It’s been a year since the big launch meeting for Madrid For Refugees (MFR). Over 80 people filled up a hall in Sol, eager with enthusiasm and big hearts. We’ve come a long way from that moment until now. From …
By Padraig O’Connor On Saturday, June 18th, Madrid Artist & Songwriter Showcase (MASS) teamed up with Madrid for Refugees (MFR) to put on a night of music featuring local acts to raise money for several MFR projects, in collaboration with MFR’s partner organisations Lighthouse Relief and Dirty Girls of Lesvos …
Chefugee: Removing labels and focusing on people and their talents All too soon we have the tendency to forget that behind any crisis, a person afflicted remains a person. We are quick to label this person a refugee and that one an asylum seeker. True as that may be, again …
Well, what a night that was! A great time was had, new friends were made and most importantly we were able to raise a whopping €800 towards our fund to help Lighthouse Relief and Dirty Girls Of Lesvos Island!
By Daniel Catalan, with contributions from Nanor Demirjian, Bana Shehadeh and Fares Ak Al-Aga, a hole-in-the-wall eatery of traditional cuisine and vendor of products used in Syrian kitchens, is owned by a 54-year old refugee. He requested to be called by his nickname, Abu-Issam, or simply as ‘a man from …
