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Feel Like You Belong: Leela Dhakal — Refugees Helping Refugees

August 17, 20173-bottom, Citizen JournalismAlan Headbloom, Feel Like You Belong, Global, RefugeesJoanne

 

By Alan Headbloom, Feel Like You Belong

 

Global refugees often find themselves warehoused in makeshift camps for years — or even decades. The lucky ones are eventually resettled by a generous nation to start a new life.

 

But new struggles, especially for older refugees, then begin: trying to learn a strange language, adapting to new climates and customs. Who is the best to help with the daily tasks that natives take for granted: driver’s license, bank forms, job applications, healthcare appointments, school registration for kids? It’s often fellow refugees who came before. Like the courageous Leela Dhakal.

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