A mother from Kyiv finds safety in Poland after days on the road
After a gruelling three-day car journey, Olga and her children are among hundreds of thousands who have fled Ukraine to find safety in neighbouring countries in recent days.
Zaher – Master pastry chef and entrepreneur
Ελληνικά The delicately sweet, perfectly crafted baklava and other delights at Master Sweets in Pafos are among the finest on the island. And their creator is Zaher, a modest and mild-mannered young master of his craft, and a refugee from Syria. At the age of just 25,...
Nawar – business owner, father and active volunteer in Pafos
Ελληνικά Nawar is originally from Idlib, Syria, and arrived in Cyprus with his wife and son in 2018 to seek asylum. Though trained as a computer engineer, in the short time he has been in Cyprus, he has established himself as a business owner, supplying building...
Football star Mo Salah drops in on an Egyptian school
Salah, an Ambassador for Instant Network Schools, pays surprise virtual visit to classroom at a school in his native Egypt.
Courage of refugee Olympians lights up Tokyo Games
Competing on the global stage gives new hope and valuable experience to refugee Olympians and focuses attention on the situation and potential of the world’s forcibly displaced.
Irish Somali woman steps up campaign against female genital mutilation
Ifrah Ahmed’s fight against FGM has taken on a new urgency during the COVID-19 pandemic.