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Originally from Damascus, they fled their home during the war in Syria. Muhaned is currently studying building maintenance, carpentry and plastering at college. He hopes to work full time after his three-year course and is slotting in odd jobs between studying, including at a Bengali restaurant. Naheda is studying English and acting as the family\u2019s translator \u2013 having taught English back home. The two older children now speak fluent Welsh. The Alchik family are part of approximately 220 refugees who have been embraced by local community groups up and down the UK. The refugees, mostly Syrian, come from the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS), managed by UNHCR and the Home Office. 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