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Łukasz Grzymisławski rozmawia z Ludmiłą Anannikovą, dziennikarką "Gazety Wyborczej", która sprawdziła jak się żyje w obozie Zaatari - "mieście" zbudowanym z kontenerów dla ponad 70 tysięcy uchodźców z Syrii. Jaką pomoc tam otrzymują, z czym się zmagają i jakie mają szanse na powrót do swojego kraju? A pod koniec podcastu ciekawostka: co łączy lwy, jordańską księżniczkę i stadninę koni w Janowie Podlaskim? Więcej podcastów na: https://wyborcza.pl/podcast. Piszcie do nas w każdej sprawie na: listy@wyborcza.pl.

Karen E. Fisher shares stories of Ramadan at Zaatari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp located in Jordan. Helena Bottemiller Evich introduces the new administration's appointments charged to “Make America Healthy Again.” Dr. Christopher Gardener drops some wisdom about seed oil. Caroline Eden reflects on her travels through Central Asia and Eastern Europe and considers how the kitchen is a unique space to tell human stories.

Episode 021: A Circus of Joyful Children This week's story about kids learning circus skills in one of the world's largest refugee camps becomes a larger conversation about the importance of play for its own sake, no matter the age. While it can be difficult as adults to not turn play into a set of goals, it is a better pathway to resilience if we allow children (and ourselves) to simply experience what our bodies can learn and do. Jordan's Za'atari refugee camp: 10 facts at 10 years | UNHCR US Laughter amid despair: Teaching circus skills to the Syrians of Zaatari camp | Middle East Eye Music brings calm and joy to Syrian youth in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan - Jordan | ReliefWeb The Staying Power Network | Resiliency is a Choice | Patreon stayingpowershow@gmail.com

Ils n'ont jamais vu autre chose de leur vie que les camps de réfugiés. Certains y sont même nés. Ce sont les enfants de réfugiés syriens forcés de quitter la Syrie quand, en mars 2011 la guerre a éclaté dans leur pays. Aujourd'hui, nombre d'entre eux vivent toujours tant bien que mal dans des camps de réfugiés, comme celui d'Azraq, en Cisjordanie. De notre correspondant à Amman,Des maisons en préfabriqués à perte de vue en plein milieu du désert jordanien, c'est sur un terre-plein transformé en aire de jeu, au centre du camp de réfugiés syriens d'Azraq, qu'Ahmed, 11 ans, joue à la balle avec ses amis. Né dans le camp de réfugiés, le jeune enfant n'a jamais vu la Jordanie de sa vie en dehors du site. « Nous sommes habitués à vivre ici, mais j'aimerais un jour vivre en dehors du camp, dans une maison en briques, chaude en hiver et fraîche en été », espère le jeune garçon.Une situation initialement temporaire est devenue une réalité. Au point où plusieurs milliers d'enfants nés sur place sont aujourd'hui des adolescents et n'ont que les souvenirs que leur racontent leurs parents pour imaginer le monde extérieur : « J'ai deux enfants qui sont nés dans le camp et ils me posent souvent des questions sur la vie à l'extérieur du camp, sur l'aspect des rues et des maisons, sur la vie, et je leur réponds en leur expliquant tout ce que je peux. »Une prison à ciel ouvertLe rêve de tous ces réfugiés : pouvoir un jour rentrer chez eux en Syrie. Mais dans un pays qui n'est pas sûr pour l'instant, tous craignent pour leur vie et préfèrent rester en Jordanie. Ahmed, responsable administratif du camp de réfugiés syrien d'Azraq : « Nous apportons un soutien financier aux réfugiés afin qu'ils puissent mener une vie décente, sur place, ainsi qu'un soutien psychologique et moral aux nouvelles générations nées dans le camp, pour qu'elles puissent s'adapter à leur vie future au moment de leur retour dans leur pays d'origine. »Entouré de grillage, Le camp d'Azraq est protégé par la police 24h sur 24. Elle contrôle les entrées et sorties du site. Une véritable prison à ciel ouvert pour tous ces enfants nés dans le deuxième plus grand camp de réfugiés syrien de toute la Jordanie.À lire aussiJordanie: chez les réfugiés syriens de Zaatari, douze ans déjà et une génération d'exilés

Ils n'ont jamais vu autre chose de leur vie que les camps de réfugiés. Certains y sont même nés. Ce sont les enfants de réfugiés syriens forcés de quitter la Syrie quand, en mars 2011, la guerre a éclaté dans leur pays. Aujourd'hui, nombre d'entre eux vivent toujours tant bien que mal dans des camps de réfugiés, comme celui d'Azraq, en Jordanie. De notre correspondant à Amman,Des maisons en préfabriqués à perte de vue en plein milieu du désert jordanien, c'est sur un terre-plein transformé en aire de jeu, au centre du camp de réfugiés syriens d'Azraq, qu'Ahmed, 11 ans, joue à la balle avec ses amis. Né dans le camp de réfugiés, le jeune enfant n'a jamais vu la Jordanie de sa vie en dehors du site. « Nous sommes habitués à vivre ici, mais j'aimerais un jour vivre en dehors du camp, dans une maison en briques, chaude en hiver et fraîche en été », espère le jeune garçon.Une situation initialement temporaire est devenue une réalité. Au point où plusieurs milliers d'enfants nés sur place sont aujourd'hui des adolescents et n'ont que les souvenirs que leur racontent leurs parents pour imaginer le monde extérieur : « J'ai deux enfants qui sont nés dans le camp et ils me posent souvent des questions sur la vie à l'extérieur du camp, sur l'aspect des rues et des maisons, sur la vie, et je leur réponds en leur expliquant tout ce que je peux. »Une prison à ciel ouvertLe rêve de tous ces réfugiés : pouvoir un jour rentrer chez eux en Syrie. Mais dans un pays qui n'est pas sûr pour l'instant, tous craignent pour leur vie et préfèrent rester en Jordanie. Ahmed, responsable administratif du camp de réfugiés syrien d'Azraq : « Nous apportons un soutien financier aux réfugiés afin qu'ils puissent mener une vie décente, sur place, ainsi qu'un soutien psychologique et moral aux nouvelles générations nées dans le camp, pour qu'elles puissent s'adapter à leur vie future au moment de leur retour dans leur pays d'origine. »Entouré de grillage, Le camp d'Azraq est protégé par la police 24h sur 24. Elle contrôle les entrées et sorties du site. Une véritable prison à ciel ouvert pour tous ces enfants nés dans le deuxième plus grand camp de réfugiés syrien de toute la Jordanie.À lire aussiJordanie: chez les réfugiés syriens de Zaatari, douze ans déjà et une génération d'exilés

Host Piya Chattopadhyay speaks with Russia reporter Catherine Belton about the country's presidential election and what six more years of Vladimir Putin in power could mean for Russia and the world; Canadian researcher Karen E. Fisher and Zaatari refugee camp resident Mohammad Shwamra discuss a new cookbook that highlights the history and culture of Syrian refugees; tech observers Kate Knibbs, Taylor Owens and Philip Mai offer their analysis on the prospect of a TikTok ban, online harms legislation and Kate Middleton's royal photo bomb; and former NBA star Rex Chapman shares his journey through addiction.Find more at at https://www.cbc.ca/sunday

A conversation with Salam El Zaatari - producer, director & satirist, taped live at Aaliya's Books. Discussing how to properly navigate and eloquently express emotions as they relate to political conflict, the use satire provides in debunking conspiracy, myths and state-propaganda, how misunderstanding of history and false narratives emerge from lack of political agency, a reflection of audience engagement from mainstream television to alternative podcasts, and whether or not religion plays a fundamental role in continued regional war. Help support The Beirut Banyan by contributing via PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/walkbeirut Or donating through our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thebeirutbanyan Subscribe to our podcast from your preferred platform. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter: @thebeirutbanyan And check out our website: www.beirutbanyan.com Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 2:36 How to talk about the situation 9:38 Bassem Youssef 17:41 Media 35:55 History & narrative 44:44 Audience engagement 49:20 Religion 1:04:12 The value of comedy & satire 1:14:24 Q&A

On this edition of the ArsenalVision Podcast, Elliot (@yankeegunner) is joined by Clive (@clivepafc) and Paul (@poznaninmypants) to discuss Arsenal's big win over Leeds. The podcast starts with an appeal to help us support the Arsenal Foundation's work in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan. Everyone who donates has a chance to win VIP box tickets to the Brighton game! There's a short clip of audio from the refugee children expressing what the program and the Club means to them. After that, the podcast trio discusses the lineup, the performances, the key moments from the game and the impending trip to Anfield. There's also a bit on manager sackings. All that and more on this edition of the ArsenalVision Podcast. Support the fundraiser at https://www.justgiving.com/page/arsenalvision Bid on VIP tickets at https://go.rallyup.com/arsenalvisionpodcast/Campaign/Details Signup for our Patreon at patreon.com/arsenalvisionpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ودلوقتى هتكلم عن الفيلم الوثائقي كباتن الزعتري أو Captains of Zaatari (2021) وهو إنتاج مصري أردني وإخراج المخرج المصري على العربي ويتناول قصة صديقين يحلم كلا منهما بأن يصبح في يوم من الأيام محترفاً في كرة القدم، برغم عدم توفر مساحة لممارسة كرة القدم، داخل مخيم الزعتري للاجئين في الأردن، إلا أن حلمهما يكاد يتحقق عندما تأتي أكاديمية رياضية بارزة لتزور معسكر الزعتري من أجل اكتشاف مواهب جديدة.• وحصل الفيلم على جائزة لجنة التحكيم الخاصة لأفضل فيلم عالمي وثائقي وطويل من مهرجان: هوت سبرينغز، للأفلام الوثائقية. • وجائزة نجمة الجونة الذهبية في دورته الخامسة لأفضل فيلم عربي وثائقي طويل من مهرجان الجونة السينمائي. • وجائزة هلال لأفضل فيلم طويل من مهرجان أجيال السينمائي في دورته التاسعة، وباختيار اللجنة المنظمة لكأس العالم 2022 .وحصد المركز الثاني من مجلة فرايتي المتخصصة في عالم السينما من ضمن قائمة لأفضل 15 فيلماً، عرضت في مهرجان صندانس. • وتم ترشيحه لعدة جوائز منها جائزة أفضل فيلم وثائقي من مهرجان مينيابوليس سانت بول السينمائي الدولي 2021. • وجائزة جولدن سانت جورج عن فئة أفضل فيلم في مسابقة الأفلام الوثائقية من مهرجان موسكو السينمائي الدولي 2021. • وايضاً جائزة البوابة الذهبية عن فئة أفضل فيلم في مسابقة الأفلام الوثائقية من مهرجان سان فرانسيسكو السينمائي 2021. • وجائزة مسابقة الأفلام الوثائقية في مسابقة الأفلام الوثائقية من مهرجان سياتل السينمائي الدولي 2021. • وجائزة المخرجين الجدد في مسابقة الأفلام الوثائقية عن فئة أفضل فيلم من مهرجان ساو باولو السينمائي الدولي 2021.وشارك الفيلم في 82 مهرجانًا سينمائيًا دوليًا من بينهم مهرجان رؤى الواقع، ومهرجان أفلام حقوق الإنسان في برلين، ومهرجان كوبنهاجن للأفلام الوثائقية، ومهرجان موسكو، ومهرجان صندانس، ومهرجان ساو باولو السينمائي ومهرجان أيام قرطاج السينمائية. تقديم و تصميم وإعداد و مونتاج و إخراج نهى نصار شكراً لحسن إستماعكم المصادر: https://akraa-online.com/%d8%a3%d9%81%d9%84%d8%a7%d9%85-%d9%88%d8%ab%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%82%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%b9%d8%b1%d8%a8%d9%8a%d8%a9/https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B2%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%8A#cite_note-:0-2لينك الموسيقى : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZhp_w_Cow0

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This week we welcome Marwa Zaatari, PhD and Christian Weeks to discuss a new document on How to Achieve Sustainable Indoor Air Quality: A Roadmap to Simultaneously Improving Indoor Air Quality & Meeting Building Decarbonization and Climate Resiliency Goals. The document was a collaboration between a group of industry companies that want to promote a layered, system-level "Clean First" approach which they feel is the key to the low-energy, high-IAQ, climate resilient buildings of the future.   Dr. Zaatari is an ASHRAE Distinguished Lecturer, a member of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Commercial team and will serve on the USGBC board of directors starting January 2021. She is a member of several ASHRAE Committees, voting member of Standard 62.1, Chair for TRG4 Indoor Air Quality Procedure, Vice Chair of MTG.HWBE Health and Wellness in the built environment, Vice Chair of TC2.3 gaseous removal contaminants, Voting Member Standard 145.2 laboratory test method for gas-phase air cleaning systems, IAQ2020 Conference organizer, LEED Committee member, and ex-Chair of LEED IAQP Working Group. Dr. Marwa Zaatari is Partner at D ZINE Partners. She leads the research of “Air as a Service” around indoor air quality, filtration and air cleaning systems, and IAQ measurements to design and operate buildings for optimal energy and people efficiency. Dr. Zaatari has extensive experience in identifying and quantifying the sources, fate, and transport of indoor air pollutants, building energy and environmental management, assessing performance-based procedures of HVAC ventilation and air cleaning, and developing and applying models for energy efficiency, indoor air quality, exposure assessment, and economic impacts of indoor air pollution. Prior to founding D ZINE Partners, Dr. Zaatari was Vice President of Building Solutions at enVerid Systems since 2015, and currently serves on the Board of Advisors. She leads the design of ventilation and filtration/sorption systems in buildings, integration into HVAC systems, and was responsible for managing customer-site installation and ongoing operations and field service. Dr. Zaatari earned a PhD in Architectural and Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin with a focus on the built environment and a master's degree in engineering management from The American University of Beirut, Lebanon with a focus on energy management.   Christian Weeks is the CEO of enVerid Systems, a leading provider of sustainable indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions. Christian has over a decade of experience in energy efficiency and IAQ. Spurred by the lessons gleaned from the pandemic and the pressing need to reduce carbon emissions and make buildings more resilient, Christian is passionate about helping commercial buildings attain the traditionally conflicting goals of healthy indoor air and energy efficiency. Christian advocates that buildings take a system-level approach to achieving these goals, what he terms Sustainable IAQ. He recently spearheaded a collaboration with other leading IAQ and energy efficiency organizations to detail the Clean First framework, a four-step process for achieving low energy, high-IAQ, climate resilient buildings. The seven collaborators – 75F, Awair, enVerid, GIGA, Oxygen8, Planled and SafeTraces – published in August 2022 a white paper geared for building owners and operators, architects, energy efficiency consultants, mechanical engineers and contractors called “How to Achieve Sustainable IAQ: A Roadmap to Simultaneously Improving IAQ, and Meeting Building Decarbonization and Climate Resiliency Goals.”

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Es kommt ganz es bizli Festivalfeeling auf, denn Chris, Marco und Nicolas diskutieren über den japanischen Publikumsliebling Drive My Car, der in Cannes lief, sowie das unangenehme Drama Pleasure, das in Zürich lief. Und vier Highlights, die im gerade zum Abschluss gekommenen Sundance Filmfestival zu sehen waren: Emergency, Dual, Cha Cha Real Smooth und Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. CinéSwiss-Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2yi0QEsq9cSbxIE3gaNPhd?si=IlV4sgvhSQy7KAldgXJpog StreamAway-Podcast: https://streamaway.podigee.io/ Thema nächste Woche: Moonfall und Stargate Nicolas' Ketchup für Folge 211: Stargate! Themen: Intro - (0:00) Captains of Zaatari - (4:34) Drive My Car - (10:10) Pleasure - (24:44) Sundance 2022 - (47:00) Abschluss und Outro - (1:06:31) Website: www.outnow.ch Facebook: www.facebook.com/OutNow.CH/ Twitter: twitter.com/outnow Instagram: www.instagram.com/outnow.ch/

Filmpodcast 728 Woche 04 2021 Kino im Kopf – mit Brigitte Häring. Letzten Mittwoch sind die 57. Solothurner Filmtage zu Ende gegangen, Michael Sennhauser rundet ab. Er hat in Solothurn auch das Lockdown-Projekt «Das Maddock Manifest» gesehen. Ann Mayer bespricht den eindrücklichen Dokfilm «Captains of Zaatari» und Georges Wyrsch den neuen Spielfilm von Peter Luisi, «Prinzessin». Dazu die Kurztipps und eine Tonspur.

(00:00:27) Dani Landolf hat seinen Job als Geschäftsführer des wichtigsten Schweizer Literaturfestivals gekündigt. Und dies nach nur gerade zwei Ausgaben. Er habe, so war zu erfahren, im Vorstand nicht die Unterstützung erhalten, die er sich gewünscht hätte. Weitere Themen: (00:04:28) Biografie-Projekt unter Freunden: Martin Suters Romanbiografie: «Schweinsteiger – Einer von Euch».  (00:08:28) Ein Familienausflug nach Auschwitz: Im Buch «Serge» hinterfragt Yasmina Reza die Erinnerungskultur in Europa.  (00:12:32) Gesang auf der Drehscheibe: Richard Strauss «Elektra» am Grand Théâtre de Genève.  (00:16:53) Teenager im Flüchtlingslager: Der Dok-Film «Captains of Zaatari» zeigt Träume und Chancen von Jugendlichen im Lager.  (00:20:52) Vergessener Expressionist: der Basler Künstler Hermann Scherer im Kunstmuseum Basel. (00:24:52) Wie das Skifahren zum Massensport wurde: die Ausstellung «Das Skivirus – Eine Spurensuche» im Alpinen Museum Bern.

Familia za wakimbizi wa ndani pamoja na zile zilizowakaribisha wakimbizi hao katika ukanda wa mashariki ya kati kwa sasa zinakabiliana na baridi kali kutokana na kuanguka kwa theluji wakati huu wanaishi kwenye mahema.Taarifa ya MINUSCA inayosomwa studio na Happiness Palangyo wa radio washirika Radio Uhai FM inafafanua zaidi.  Video ya shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR inaonesha madhila wanayokumbana nayo wakimbizi wa ndani wa Iraq, Syria, Jordan. Katika maeneo mengi duniani makazi ya wakimbizi hujengwa kwa nyenzo ambazo nizamuda mfupi ndio maana vitu kama maturubai hutumika katika kujengea makazi ya muda ya wakimbizi.  Lakini kila msimu huja na changamoto zake, wakimbizi wa ndani katika ukanda wa mashariki ya kati kwa sasa wapo katika msimu wa baridi na picha zilizopigwa kutoka angani zilionesha theluji imetanda na ardhini wakimbizi wa Syria wakijitahidi kuondoa theluji hiyo nje ya nyumba zao wanazoishi lakini baadae kidogo theluji inamwagika tena na kwenye mahema maisha ni magumu hasa wakati inamwagika usiku.  © UNOCHAWatoto wawili katika kambi ya Killi huko Idlib wakati wa miezi ya baridi kali huko Kaskazini Magharibi mwa Syria. Wakimbizi walioko Kurdistan nchini Iraq nao wanapambana na maswahibu haya haya, kukipambazuka shughuli ni moja,  wanawake kwa wanaume wanakamata machepe na kupanda juu ya mahema kuondoa theluji na wengine wakiondoa ardhini.  Picha iliyopigwa kutoka angani inaonesha kambi ya Zaatari iliyoko nchini Jordan ikionesha nyumba za wakimbizi zilizojengwa kwa mabati, wananchi wakitaka joto basi kuwasha moto nakupecha mikono.  Hali hii Khaled mkimbizi kutoka Syria anasema ni kama wanaishi kwenye friji. “Kambi ya Zaatari ni baridi sana; makazi yetu ni kama masanduku ya barafu,kama friji. Mara tu ninapozima hita, inakuwa friji. Je, kuna mateso zaidi ya haya?” © UNOCHAMvulana mdogo akipulizia mikono yake ili kuwapa joto katika kambi ya Killi huko Idlib wakati wa miezi ya baridi kali huko Kaskazini Magharibi mwa Syria. Kambi zote hizi zipo chini ya uangalizi wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR ambao wanasema kuna baadhi ya wakimbizi huu ni msimu wa 11 mfululizo wa baridi tangu wafurushwe makwao na wamekuwa wakiteseka hii.  Shirika hilo katika msimu huu hutoa mahitaji muhimu kama vile nguo za joto, malazi, blanketi za joto na malipo ya dharura ya msimu wa baridi ili kuhakikisha familia zinaweza kununua kile wanachohitaji zaidi. Mpaka sasa kuna kuna zaidi ya wakimbizi wa ndani wa Syria na Iraq milioni 10 na wakimbizi kutoka nchini Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan na Misri, na zaidi ya watu milioni 3.3 kati yao wanahitaji usaidizi waharaka wa kukabiliana na majira ya baridi kali. 

  Our Sixth installment will feature Marwa Zaatari and William Bahnfleth.   Marwa Zaatari is a Partner at D ZINE Partners based in Austin, Texas. Doctor Zaatari has a Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in the Architectural and Civil Engineering Department. She also has a MS in Projects and the Built Environment from the American University of Beirut, and a BE in HVAC, Energy and Controls for the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Lebanese University in Lebanon. William Bahnfleth is a Professor of Architectural Engineering at Penn State University and a past Director of the Indoor Environment Center at Penn State. Doctor Bahnfleth has a Ph.D., MS and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also very active in a number of volunteer committees, including as the Chair of the ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force. About the Program Indoor Environments: Global Research to Action is a new video show & podcast that explores how research can be translated to practice on a variety of topics related to our built indoor environments. The International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ) and the Indoor Environmental Quality Global Alliance (IEQ-GA) have partnered to create this unique show. This monthly program is hosted by Healthy Indoors' publisher, Bob Krell, and IEQ-GA president, Donald Weekes.    Check out all the episodes at: https://global.healthyindoors.com/c/indoor-environments/

On this episode of Showcase; Moliere's 400th Birthday 00:40 Moliere at the Movies 08:53 Shortcuts 12:05 Dream Logic in Cinema 13:51 Captains of Zaatari 17:07 Invisible Art: Expanding the Boundaries of What Is Possible 20:07 Painting 3D Portraits 22:41 #Moliere #Cinema #CaptainsofZaatari

Ivy El-Zaatari returns for Free America Now to discuss the persecution of Julian Assange — another episode in our "true crimes of the government" series. Also, an update on the Ghislaine Maxwell case.

Ivy El-Zaatari returns to Free America Now for another episode discussing the true crimes of the government. Today we ask, “Did John McAfee kill himself?” The founder of McAfee Antivirus and a former Libertarian Party presidential candidate died in prison under mysterious circumstances in June 2021. Despite the official story suggesting he committed suicide, his wife maintains he was murdered. We examine the facts.

Ivy Nina El-Zaatari returns to Free America Now to discuss the true crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the manipulations of the corporate press through this and other trials and investigations.

Ivy "Nina" El-Zaatari joins Free America Now to discuss her journey from Lebanon to the American liberty movement, working for Senator Rand Paul, and breaking free of the Matrix.

The ability to empathize exists in every human, but how would you describe your ability to empathize? Is it possible to let go of our biases about ourselves? And did you know that there is something called “survivor bias?” Olivia Wong is a Chinese-American entrepreneur, award-winning humanitarian, and Miss Asian Global 2020-2022. She is the Senior Partner at Prototype Thinking Labs, a business design and innovation lab focused on solving new business models 10x faster. Using a unique approach born at GoogleX, Olivia trains companies to confidently run experiments and build new solutions with a fraction of the effort, cost, and time. Previously, she served as a humanitarian aid worker at Zaatari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp, and in Fukushima, Japan, after the nuclear disaster. Olivia's family came to the United States from Hong Kong and China. As a child of immigrants, she grew up in San Francisco. She graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara with a B.A. in Political Science and International Relations, and a minor in Global Peace and Security. In 2020, she launched the Empathy World Tour, an advocacy campaign to open minds and bridge understanding on 10 social issues, ranging from mental health, disability, and women's rights to Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ rights, refugees, and climate change. As Miss Asian Global, she continues her life's work of upholding the human dignity and rights of underrepresented minorities and marginalized groups, in addition to advancing racial and social justice.

Ayat Abuznade is a true gem to the world. Having the opportunity to converse with her, I've seen a heart that truly loves people and looks to make a true impact. In this Episode we discuss1. What gave her the desire to start this mission?2. The Problems Refugee's are facing in Lesvos 3. How they are helping the refugee situation?4. How we can helpIn 2014 Ayat’s life took an unexpected turn after volunteering at Zaatari Refugee Camp. Zaatari is the largest camp for Syrian refugees that has gradually evolved into a permanent settlement and is located at the border of Syria and Jordan. There she connected with many families and witnessed the devastating impact the war had on 80,000 of the world’s most vulnerable people. Yaseen, an 8-year-old boy stood shyly smiling behind several children with a warm gentle sparkle in his eyes that Ayat could never forget. She noticed his right arm was amputated and was determined to see what life looked like through Yaseen’s eyes. While in Damascus, Yaseen flew from a missile shell that tore parts of his left upper limb while trying to run for safety and shelter with his family to a nearby home. Yaseen’s story was one of thousands of children that were left with disabilities. Upon returning back to her home in Chicago, her view of the world completely changed. Life could never be the same. Ayat knew she would dedicate and spend the rest of her life making a difference in the lives of children and families fleeing conflict and living in poverty all over the world.She continued to travel immensely, volunteering at several camps that helped to protect people recovering from war. In 2015, Ayat met Salam while volunteering in Lesvos, Greece, which at that time was the epicenter for the refugee crisis sweeping Europe. There the real crisis had just begun. There were no large organized groups of help, just several small groups of volunteers who helped receive thousands of refugees a day arriving on dinghy boats and completely soaked wet, freezing, and disoriented. Witnessing nothing like this before she was completely overwhelmed and devastated by the situation. Many were not fortunate enough to make it safely and survive.Ayat vowed that she would continue to do anything possible to instill hope and happiness back in the lives of people and therefore continued to travel to various camps helping people suffering from crisis all over the world. In 2018 she returned back to Lesvos, Greece after hearing how neglected and overcrowded Moria Refugee Camp was and how it became known as the “the worst refugee camp on earth.” Since then, she’s continued to volunteer and contribute to the operations at the Hope and Peace Center founded in 2018 which serves as a safe space for women and children across Moria Camp. Here she felt she was beginning to witness true hope and happiness light back up in women and children’s eyes. She knew there would always be a need for more in the world and this is what inspired her to start Team Humanity USA in 2019.Website: https://teamhumanity.info/Ayats IG: https://www.instagram.com/ayatabuznade/Team Humanity IG:  https://www.instagram.com/teamhumanity/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/madcasters)

La Jordanie s'est fixé un objectif : celui de vacciner le plus de monde possible, y compris dans les camps de réfugiés comme celui de Zaatari. Pour réussir cette mission, il faut évidemment des doses, mais aussi du personnel médical pour les administrer. Le royaume hachémite a décidé de former des étudiants en médecine et dans d'autres professions de la santé pour prendre le relais des médecins déjà très sollicités.

A solo una docena de kilómetros de la frontera con Siria, en el mayor campo de refugiados de Oriente Próximo, siguen 78.000 de los cerca de 700.000 sirios que se han asentado en Jordania, el primer país del mundo que está vacunando a los refugiados contra el coronavirus. Este lunes se cumple una década del inicio del conflicto sirio, marcado por la continuidad de la guerra civil, la COVID y la crisis económica que padece el país. Casi 12.000 niños han muerto en estos años, según Unicef. Con más de 5 millones de refugiados en los países del entorno y más de 6 millones de desplazados internos sigue siendo la mayor crisis de movilidad forzosa de los últimos 25 años. Uno de cada tres desplazados en el planeta es sirio.

Ramón Lobo nos lleva hasta Fukushima para saber más acerca de las consecuencias que trajo el accidente nuclear ocurrido hace diez años. Aprovechando que también se cumplen diez años del inicio de la guerra en Siria, visitamos Zaatari, al norte de Jordania, uno de los campos de refugiados sirios más concurridos. Mientras, en el país vecino el conflicto bélico continúa y el país sigue desangrándose. 

Even amid optimism about vaccines and declining infection rates, there is mounting evidence that the pandemic is generating a global mental health crisis. Lockdowns and social distancing reduce transmission, but have the unintended consequence of intensifying stress and anxiety, stretching social bonds, and weakening personal relationships. How do we cope with the results? Could rising levels of child abuse, spousal abuse, drug abuse, homicide and suicide leave even deeper marks than COVID itself? Do we need to think differently about mental health interventions? Dr. Jonathan DePierro and Michael Niconchuk try to answer these questions in this week’s episode of New Thinking for a New World. DePierro is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and a practicing clinician; Niconchuk is a neuroscience researcher working in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan among other places.

The final dispatch from the Sundance 2021 film festival is here! The films reviewed include Marvelous and the Black Hole, Land, Mayday, My Name is Pauli Murray, and Kings of Zaatari. Also included are some of the big winners of the festival!  Website: itsthepicturespodcast.com itsthepictures.substack.com   Download the episode today and tweet at John and Max (@itsthepicpod). Like the show? Review us on iTunes! We are also available on Stitcher. Opening: the Morning by Vidian (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Vidian/58453 Ft: Ciggiburns, Aussens@iter, vo1k1 Closing: Pixie Pixels (featuring Kara Square) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/53778  Additional comments? Email us: itsthepictures@gmail.com

Tobias Capwell is the Curator of Arms and Armour at the Wallace Collection in London and jousts semi-professionally. "In the Same Breath" and "Captains of Zaatari" from the Sundance Film Festival.

Olivia Wong is an entrepreneur, award-winning humanitarian, and Miss Asian Global 2020. She currently leads Prototype Thinking Labs, an innovation consultancy that trains Fortune 500 companies in a revolutionary method born at Google X.  Formerly as a humanitarian aid worker, Olivia worked in Fukushima, Japan and at Zaatari, the world's largest Syrian refugee camp. Her nonprofit work has been recognized by the Clinton Foundation, the United Nations, and the US State Department.  As Miss Asian Global, Olivia promotes various social causes, including Black Lives Matter, women's rights, and the protection of refugees, and is most passionate about her advocacy work as a Goodwill Ambassador to Miracle Messages, an award-winning nonprofit organization helping people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems. Olivia shares how western media affects Asian women in a negative way.  She also shares the moment when she realizes that she is beautiful in her own skin and does not need the standards of western media to define her beauty and worth. Check out https://thetaoofselfconfidence.com for show notes of Olivia's episode, Olivia's website, resources, gifts and so much more.

Hacer un programa de TV en el campamento base del Everest, entrevistar a las FARC, a sicarios, a narcotraficantes del Amazonas, o dar voz a los refugiados de Zaatari, fuera del arquetipo común, con el documental District Zero. Son algunas de las aventuras en las que Jorge se ha sumergido, siempre acompañado de los mejores profesionales. Descubre su filosofía de vida y audiovisual, con la que disfruta desde las piezas más pequeñas a las más ambiciosas.

Parcours et travail Quatrième partie de ce grand entretien avec la réalisatrice et journaliste dʹinvestigation Anne Poiret. Aujourdʹhui, analyse de son film documentaire "Bienvenue au Réfugistan". Photo: vue d'ensemble (en juillet 2013) du camp de réfugiés de Zaatari, en Jordanie, habité par des réfugiés syriens fuyant la guerre civile dans leur pays. Ouvert en août 2012, il accueillait, en juillet 2013, jusqu'à 200'000 réfugiés, ce qui en faisait la cinquième plus importante ville de Jordanie par sa population. En mai 2019, le camp abrite encore 80'000 personnes. (© U.S. Department of State/flickr)

Akram Zaatari (b. 1966, Saida, Lebanon) lives and works in Beirut. He has produced more than forty films and videos, a dozen books, and countless installations of photographic material, all pursuing a range of interconnected themes, subjects, and practices related to excavation, political resistance, the lives of former militants, the legacy of an exhausted left, intimacies among men, the circulation of images in times of war, and the play of tenses inherent to various letters that have been lost, found, buried, discovered, or otherwise delayed in reaching their destinations. Zaatari has played a critical role in developing the formal, intellectual, and institutional infrastructure of Beirut's contemporary art scene. He was one of a handful of young artists who emerged from the delirious but short-lived era of experimentation in Lebanon's television industry, which was radically reorganized after the country's civil war. As a co-founder of the Arab Image Foundation, a groundbreaking, artist-driven organization devoted to the research and study of photography in the region, he has made invaluable and uncompromising contributions to the wider discourse on photography and its disintegration, preservation and archival practice.Zaatari represented Lebanon at the Venice biennale 2013. He has shown his films, videos, photographs, and other documents in institutions such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, MoMA in NY, Tate Modern in London, Moderna Museet in Stockholm, MACBA in Barcelona and Kunsthaus Zurich. He has taken part in Documenta13 (2012), the biennials of Gwangju, Liverpool, Istanbul, Sao Paulo and Sydney. His films have screened at the Berlinale, FID Marseille, Rotterdam, Toronto, and Oberhausen film festivals.Akram Zataari exhibited at Oslo Kunstforening in the 2018 show 'Beirut, Beyrut, Beyrouth, Beyrout'.https://en.oslokunstforening.no/beiruthttps://arabimagefoundation.com

Flüchtlinge aus Kriegsgebieten suchen in Europa und in anderen Ländern Schutz. Zehntausende davon versuchten vor einiger Zeit, über Griechenland nach Europa zu kommen. Sie wurden mit Tränengas, Gummigeschossen und Rauchbomben empfangen. Auf der anderen Seite leben in dem Flüchtlingslager Zaatari im Norden Jordaniens fast 80.000 Geflüchtete unter schlechten Lebensbedingungen. Unsere Kollegen Cynthia und Saher haben …

A l'occasion du 64e anniversaire de la création des Forces Armées Royales (FAR), Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI, Chef Suprême et Chef d'État-Major général des FAR, a adressé, jeudi, un Ordre du jour aux officiers, sous-officiers et militaires de rang. En voici la traduction: "Louange à Dieu. Paix et salut sur le Prophète, Sa famille et Ses compagnons. Officiers, Sous-officiers et militaires de rang,   En ce jour béni du mois sacré du Ramadan, Nous célébrons ensemble le soixante-quatrième anniversaire de la création des Forces Armées Royales, une occasion précieuse que Nous tenons toujours à célébrer, eu égard aux significations nationales qu'elle porte et aux valeurs ancrées ayant accompagné la création de ces Forces par Notre Grand-Père, Feu Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed V et Son compagnon sur la voie de la lutte et de l'édification, Notre Vénéré Père, Feu Sa Majesté le Roi Hassan II, que Dieu ait leurs âmes en Sa sainte miséricorde. C'est également une occasion de passer en revue vos réalisations au cours de l'année écoulée et les accomplissements que Nous attendons de vous, empreints que vous êtes de discipline, d'engagement et de sacrifice inconditionnel, des valeurs qui animent l'ensemble des éléments de Notre Armée.   À cet égard, et en Notre qualité de Chef Suprême et Chef d'Etat-Major Général des Forces Armées Royales, Nous ne pouvons que saluer vos efforts soutenus pour renforcer la surveillance et la protection de Nos frontières terrestres, maritimes et aériennes et ce, en mobilisant l'élément humain et en lui fournissant le matériel nécessaire et les moyens de surveillance les plus avancés qui lui permettent de faire face efficacement aux différentes menaces, se félicitant de la vaillance de Nos soldats déployés dans Nos provinces du Sud, pour la défense de Notre intégrité territoriale, ainsi que de tous les membres de Notre Armée qui veillent, avec vigilance et rigueur, à la sécurité des frontières.   Avec le même esprit de discipline et de dévouement qui caractérise vos efforts à l'intérieur du pays, Nos contingents continuent de s'acquitter de leurs nobles missions dans le cadre des opérations de maintien de la paix, en République Démocratique du Congo et en République centrafricaine, ainsi que les équipes de l'hôpital militaire de campagne à Zaatari.   En parfaite symbiose avec les valeurs de solidarité humaine enracinées dans Notre authenticité et Notre Histoire, vous avez contribué à l'enrichissement du capital du Royaume dans ce domaine en organisant et en encadrant plusieurs séminaires internationaux, en partenariat avec l'Organisation des Nations Unies, bénéficiant en cela des précieux acquis et crédibles expériences que vous avez accumulés.   Officiers, sous-officiers et militaires de rang, Étant fiers de Nos Forces Armées et de leur disponibilité permanente sous Notre conduite éclairée, Nous ne manquons pas de saluer les mesures prises pour la mise en œuvre de Nos Ordres Royaux dans le domaine du service militaire, qui ont été un modèle de bonne gestion et d'encadrement durant toutes les phases ayant accompagné le processus d'incorporation du trente-sixième contingent, par la mise en place d'infrastructures, de cadres enseignants et de ressources pédagogiques, afin de permettre aux appelés, femmes et hommes, de bénéficier d'une formation professionnelle appliquée et adaptée aux aspirations de Nos jeunes à intégrer le tissu social et à s'engager dans les projets de construction et d'édification, avec un esprit de patriotisme et de responsabilité.   A votre disposition permanente à répondre à l'appel de la Patrie et à consentir les sacrifices nécessaires pour sa dignité et sa souveraineté s'ajoute cette année, votre implication immédiate et forte, en exécution de Nos Hautes Instructions Royales --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aziz-mustaphi/message

For people living in the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan there are few legally accessible work opportunities in and outside the camp. The Cash for Work activities currently being carried out in Za'atari provides income, increases household wealth, teaches skills and improves well-being.But how effective is the intervention?As part of our Real Geek Series, Franziska and Simone speak to Nour and Teshome at Oxfam Jordan. They discuss and share the evidence and learning from the impact evaluation of the Cash for Work interventions, and consider how the findings can influence change.This episode will delve into how the project was implemented, how it was evaluated, the evaluation findings and what recommendations came out of it. Read the full evaluation here: Livelihoods in the Za'atari Camp: Impact evaluation of Oxfam's Cash for Work activities in the Za'atari camp (Jordan) Image: Oxfam works in Za'atari Camp in Districts 6, 7 and 8, providing safe drinking water and sanitation, such as toilets, showers, solid waste management and hygiene promotion. Credit: Adeline Guerra/Oxfam

Discover how UNICEF responds to prolonged humanitarian crises and the reality children face growing up in refugee camps. Producer Priyadarshini Mitra Sound Mix Chandra Bulucon Original Music / Arrangement Chandra Bulucon

In Zaatari leben 80.000 geflüchtete Menschen aus Syrien. Doch da Zaatari als Provisorium angelegt war, ist die Infrastruktur unzureichend. Von Sebastian Felser (Produktion 2018)

Nestled in the heart of the Middle East, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan has played a pivotal role in the struggle for peace in the region. While neighboring Syria, Israel, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia have attracted an array of headlines—from sectarian disputes to proxy wars and social media revolutions—Jordan has not gone unscathed from the tensions surrounding it. Terrorist networks, the bordering Israel-Palestine conflict, and the Syrian civil war have burdened the country's borders, resources, and security. Notably, it has become central to hosting Syrian refugees, with the Zaatari camp now Jordan's fourth largest city. Yet, despite nearby turmoil, the Hashemite Kingdom continues to engage in strategic partnerships with adjoining countries and maintain strong relations with the United States. Jordanian journalist Rana F. Sweis portrays the intricacies and complexities of life in Jordan and the Middle East.

Too many short term solutions for long term problems? Our conversation outlines some of challenges for people living in two Jordanian camps (Zaatari and Azraq). We explore a few of the options and restrictions in using offgrid technologies as potential solutions - political will notwithstanding. Lara was awarded a Jordanian PhD scholarship to study at Edinburgh Napier University where her research relates to Architecture for Emergencies in the Middle East. Lara now focuses on humanitarian issues within the built environment. Her investigations include proposing a shelter design criteria for the Middle East and the development of a new ‘transitional’ shelter that will help fulfil the societal, cultural and building technology needs of refugees and displaced populations. This work will provide the keystone towards innovative designs and construction technologies to support the rehabilitation process for such scenarios. This was a first for me. I've been interested in refugees' stories for quite some time but had never talked one to one with someone who's been involved in the on the ground reality of life in a camp. Do check out more of Lara's work below. Resources https://www.napier.ac.uk/people/lara-alshawawreh https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lara_Alshawawreh https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-alshawawreh/ Support this podcast Please donate directly to us or buy a T-shirt OR Donate (even a small amount) per episode! OR For the truly offgrid amongst you we also welcome Bitcoin: 1GM1UPt6PPdmCxR4qANBWw4DnnmRZHLFko

In this episode we hosted the "Architect turned Sociologist" Sara Al-Nassir to talk about the refugee crisis triggered by the Syrian civil war. The conversation centers around Zaatari, the Syrian refugee camp established in Jordan back in 2012. We talk about its structural and social transformation through the years of the military conflict and we also look at several aspects of the crisis from the European angle. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did and we would like to thank Sara for coming over! Find us in: Our website: https://tillthebottom.com/home/ Our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMXM2Vc0d21wjDt5chP26sQ?view_as=subscriber Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Tillthebottom/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tillthebottom

Humanitarian efforts to build a model refugee camp when constructing Azraq camp in Jordan – drawing on what was supposed to have been learned in Za'atari camp – missed crucial aspects of Za'atari's governance.

Explorer de nouveaux horizons grâce à des reporters, des journalistes, des documentaristes, des photographes de retour du terrain. Le réalisateur Nicolas Autheman est de retour des camps de réfugiés de Zaatari en Jordanie, de Dabaab au Kenya. Son documentaire révèle les mécanismes d'un phénomène majeur : l'"encampement" du monde.

Right now, there are 65.6 million people around the world who have been forcibly displaced. That’s roughly equivalent to the population of Britain. Of those, 22.5 million are refugees. Of those, less than 200,000 were resettled last year in another country. So what about the rest? Well, many of them are in camps. We think of the refugee camp as a temporary structure. A place of tents and well-meaning aid workers in white t-shirts handing out food and medicine. And at first, they can be. But as the weeks turn into months and the months into years and the years into decades, and refugees still can’t go home, they are left in limbo. The aid often dries up. The camps become dangerous. Solutions are thin on the ground. In this week’s show, Steve Bloomfield and Stephanie Boland are joined by: · Kilian Kleinschmidt, former director of the Zaatari refuge camp · Ben Rawlence, author of City of Thorns Get in touch Steve: https://twitter.com/BloomfieldSJ Steph: https://twitter.com/stephanieboland Further reading Here’s a review of Ben’s brilliant book, City of Thorns: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/17/books/review/city-of-thorns-by-ben-rawlence.html Here’s a profile of Kilian Kleinschmidt from his time as the director of Zaatari: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/25/world/middleeast/kilian-kleinschmidt-calm-boss-at-center-of-a-syrian-refugee-camps-chaos.html

How can refugees improve their lot? There are about 65 million displaced people in the world, according to the UN. And as many flee their places of birth for the long term, they need work to support themselves and for a sense of purpose.The BBC's Jane Wakefield talks to urban refugee worker Robert Hakiza, who escaped violence in Congo to live in Kampala, Uganda. She also hears about an innovative new system to find out where you are. Chris Sheldrick explains how What 3 Words, his company, can help.And Dale Gavlak reports on a new scheme to get Syrian refugees into work from Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp.(Picture: An immigrant worker cutting paving stone on wood. Credit: Getty.)

اعتاد البدو الترحال من مكان إلى آخر بحثا عن الماء والغذاء بعيداً عن الحياة المدنية، لذلك لم تكن الجنسية مهمة بالنسبة لهم، ولكن ماذا عن أحفادهم الذين استقروا في المدن من بعدهم؟ زرنا حسن الفاقد للجنسية ووالدته مريم حيث استقرّا في بلدة الزعتري في المفرق لكي نحاول فهم اختلاف نظرتيهما للجنسية. المراجع: مركز البادية للدراسات والأبحاث، قانون الجنسية الأردنية Bedouin used to travel from place to place in search of water and food away from city life, nationality was not important to them, but what about their grandchildren who settled in the cities after them? We visited Hasan who is stateless and his mother Maryam, who settled in the town of al-Zaatari in Mafraq province in order to try to understand their different views on nationality. References: Al-Badia Center for Studies and Research, Jordanian Nationality Law

As more and more development and humanitarian programs contend with climate-related problems, there are important lessons learned from past experience that should not be forgotten, says Janani Vivekananda, formerly of International Alert and now with adelphi, in this week’s episode of “Backdraft.” In her work with International Alert, Vivekananda found there was often a misconception that all renewable energy projects are an “unalloyed good.” But renewable energy efforts still require access to resources, like land and water, which can be highly contested (listen to Stacy VanDeveer in Backdraft #2 for more on this). Traditional extractive industries like oil and gas have grappled with conflict risks in the communities they work for decades, to greater and lesser degrees of success, but little of that experience has transferred over to the renewable sector, she says. Vivekananda says that development actors looking to encourage renewable energy projects should strive to understand local power dynamics as much as possible – who controls assets, and is it through formal or informal agreements, treaties, etc. “Then understand how your intervention is going to affect and change this and who the winners and losers are going to be.” There can be significant financial and social costs when conflict-sensitivity is not built into program design. Vivekananda gives the example of a wind farm in northwest Kenya proposed by a large international bank. The consultation process focused on elites at the district level, but did not include local non-elites who would be directly affected by the project. Consequently, the project broke down as the project organizers realized too late that the land required was already highly contested. “These local contextual conflict dynamics were not fed into program design,” says Vivekananda, “and it was a very expensive way to learn about the need to ensure that an intervention was conflict-sensitive.” Humanitarian interventions are another response that by their very nature – immediate, short-term, and urgent – often do not plan for longer-term impacts. As groups rush to fill the burgeoning global need, “we’re seeing then that humanitarian interventions are climate blind and conflict blind,” says Vivekananda. Refugee camps, like Zaatari in Jordan which houses nearly 80,000 refugees, are often built without sustainable water or energy use plans. Groundwater extraction in Zaatari has inflated the local water market making it difficult for surrounding communities to afford water, thereby increasing tensions, says Vivekananda. To address gaps in planning, Vivekananda says a shift in mindset is needed not only at the practitioner level, but at the political level. By incorporating a sustainable development and conflict-sensitive lens at the outset, interventions can not only help avoid conflict but actively increase cohesion and trust. In Kibera, a large informal settlement in Nairobi, Vivekananda and her colleagues saw firsthand the peace dividends that can come from a forward-looking, participatory planning approach. They found that the projects most likely to increase community resilience – to both conflict and climate risks like flooding – were the ones that “through their process involve people in decisions and planning and are participatory by nature and therefore build trust between the communities affected and the government.” Interventions with a single sector approach – e.g., moving people from informal shacks to more sturdy structures – sometimes inadvertently undermined social networks and ultimately had a negative impact on community resilience. “That social cohesion is critical and if you’re intervening in a way that dislocates that, undermines that, it’s unlikely to take hold,” says Vivekananda. The “Backdraft” podcast series is hosted and co-produced by Lauren Herzer Risi and Sean Peoples, a freelance multimedia producer based in Washington, DC. Friday Podcasts are also available for download on iTunes and Google Play.

Most refugees do not have the right to work. In Jordan they’re running an experiment to find out what happens when they’re given that right. They’re handing out work permits to thousands of Syrian refugees in the hope of improving their lives and the health of the economy. Academics say it’s better for everyone, but in the local area – where unemployment is nearly 20% - they’re not convinced. World Hacks reports. Presented by Sahar Zand. Image caption: Syrian refugees make their way in the Zaatari refugee camp / Image credit: Khalil Mazraawi, Getty Images.

Listen to the career story of an Italian who grew up in the UK, and has gone from being a EU lobbyist via jobs in different NGOs all over the world, to where he is today as the Head of Operations for NRC in Amman, Jordan. Carlo Gherardi will share how he has grown both professionally and personally during his assignments and you will get excellent insider tips about the skills he is looking for when recruiting talents. “Every winter in Jordan is extremely difficult. You often have snowfall, you have temperatures at zero. One of our functions in the camps is to coordinate the distribution on behalf of all humanitarian agencies for what we call non-food items. So organizing distributions for 20,000 families and making sure that those are coordinated in a way where the most vulnerable are prioritized, where those people who can’t come and collect their items are supported by an alternative carer, making sure that people don’t have to queue for too long, and just logistically managing that kind of operation is extremely challenging because people are tired and cold and often frustrated” - Carlo Gherardi, Head of Operations, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Amman, Jordan. Carlo Gherardi works as Head of Operations in Jordan, where NRC has one of the largest programmes supporting 150,000 displaced people in refugee camps such as Zaatari and Azraq. In this episode of UNjobfinder Career Podcast you will gain insights about: The realities and challenges of implementing and coordinating projects in complex settings caused by conflict and natural disasters, such as responding to the flooding in Southern Pakistan in 2010 and the current humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. The rewards you get from working with displaced people in Jordan. The different dynamics of the organizations working as a lobbyist compared to the development sector and how Carlos made his career transition. The most important skills that are needed for an international career in the humanitarian or development sector What profiles NRC is recruiting for in Jordan Carlo’s recommendations to people who are interested in working for NRC About Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is recognized as one the world’s most credible humanitarian, non-governmental organisation. NRC promotes and protects the rights of refugees and people who have been displaced within their own country. The organization has a very strong operation side, which means that the aid they are actually delivering is going through their different programmes: on education, shelter, ICLA (information, legal assistance and counseling), or WASH-programmes (water, hygiene and sanitation). NRC has an also a very strong local presence in over 25 countries worldwide and have over 9,000 staff members working to provide people in displacement with these different services.

In this episode, Ricardo talks directly from the Zaatari refugee camp located in Jordan, where he is participating in the recordings of the documentary: "Zaatari: The Desert that Became Home" (in a free translation). Zaatari is the largest camp of Syria War refugees, and, in just four years, it became the third city in the country. Learn more about the documentary.

Neste episódio, Ricardo fala diretamente do campo de refugiados de Zaatari, localizado na Jordânia, onde ele está participando das gravações do documentário "Zaatari: O Deserto que Virou Casa". Zaatari é o nome do maior campo de refugiados da Guerra da Síria que, em apenas quatro anos, tornou-se a terceira cidade do país. Saiba mais sobre o documentário.

Podcast Show Notes - CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com S1 E29 – Ronalee Carey – Private Sponsorship of Refugees My Bio – Ronalee Carey is an immigration and refugee lawyer who practices in the beautiful capital of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario. Her practice focuses on finding immigration solutions for individuals and families through family sponsorships, the Express Entry program and provincial nomination programs. She assists with visa applications to visit, study or work in Canada, and helps those with criminal inadmissibility issues. Part of Ronalee's practice includes refugee work. She assists individuals who have arrived in Canada who wish to claim refugee status. She also provides pro bono assistance to a group in Ottawa who are privately sponsoring refugees from abroad. Question: How did you find yourself in the immigration field? Since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer, but immigration law was never something I'd thought about. I grew up in a small town in northern Ontario were we had a total of 7 racialized individuals in the entire town, one of whom was my fifth grade teacher. When I went to law school, I focused on criminal and family law. I articled at a general practice firm, and after my call to the bar, practiced mostly family law. My life then took a huge turn. My husband and I had been foster parents for the Ottawa Children's Aid Society for several years, and we had the opportunity to adopt a beautiful baby girl through the society. She was mixed race, with an East Indian birth mother and a birth father of African descent. We later adopted two additional children, both of Haitian descent. I took an extended leave from my career during this time. When I was ready to return to the practice of law, I wanted to start back part-time. I ran into a former classmate at a Law Society event, who had an opening for a legal researcher/law clerk with part-time hours. Her field happened to be immigration law. When I started working in immigration law, I was immediately hooked. I was able to meet people from all over the world, and every matter provided a new and interesting challenge to solve. I loved how political immigration law was; I could read an article in my morning newspaper that would affect how I would handle a client file that day. In 2012 the lawyer I had been working for moved from Ottawa in order to be closer to her aging parents. She left me a few files, and I ‘hung up a shingle'. Recently, I had to hire a junior lawyer to assist me with files. Question: How did you get involved in private refugee sponsorship work? Like many people in Canada, I was devastated at seeing the photo of Alan Kurdi's body washed up on the shores of a beach in Turkey. In September, 2015, I received an email from the University of Ottawa's Refugee Hub, which called for lawyers willing to volunteer with a new initiative designed to assist individuals and groups who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees to come to Canada. I immediately signed on. Question: What is the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program (RSSP)? http://refugeessp.ca/home/ From that initial email, grass roots organization continued, and volunteers in Ottawa put together the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program. The goal was to match volunteer lawyers with groups and individuals who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees. Not all the lawyers were immigration and refugee lawyers – in fact the majority were not. As such, training had to be provided. Even for me, the procedures were new – though I'd assisted with inland claims for refugee protection, the overseas process was new to me as it was to many private immigration lawyers. We met in a room at City Hall for the training. A generous lawyer from our local bar bought pizza for the hundred or so attendees. Our next step was to reach out to the community, to let them know our services were available. The City of Ottawa was planning a community information night, to let interested sponsors know about the process and to allow local immigrant service agencies provide information on their services. Another grassroots organization called Refugee 613 had emerged, to connect people in Ottawa who wanted to donate money, volunteer or sponsors refugees with others. Refugee 613 was a big presence at the event. The event was overwhelmingly successful. Hundreds and hundreds of people from Ottawa showed up to the event. The information session itself was supposed to be held in the municipal council chambers, but it filled to overcapacity and the speakers had to be broadcast into the atrium for those who couldn't get into the room. Even the atrium was overflowing. The uOttawa RRSP had set up a free legal clinic, so that potential sponsors who speak to a lawyer at the event about the procedures for sponsoring. We gave legal advice to over 400 people that night. Question: How did you get matched to the G30+ Ottawa constituent group? The goal of that first evening, at Ottawa City Hall, was to provide initial legal advice to as many people as possible who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees. Later, the goal was to match those individuals or groups who wanted to proceed with a lawyer willing to help them through the process. At the legal clinic, the first group of people I gave advice to was another lawyer who worked for the Federal government. She and two friends had both committed to finding 10 people each, all willing to donate $1,000. The money raised by these 30 people would allow them to sponsor a family from Syria. I requested to be ‘matched' to this group, so that I could be the pro bono lawyer for the group and help them with the sponsorship process. In addition, my husband and I requested to become members of the group of 30, and made a personal financial contribution. As such, I am not only the pro bono lawyer for the group, but also a group member. Question: How did this group of 3 turn into the G30+ constituent group? The three initial group members intended to do a Group of 5 (G5) sponsorship. This is a special program where 5 individuals agree to provide financial and settlement support to an individual or family. The plan was to find two other people who could join them in the Group of 5, as official sponsors, and the other individuals would provide a supporting role and assist in the financial aspect. The core three members were overwhelmingly successful in their efforts to find others willing to join them in sponsoring a Syrian family. They quickly found more than 30 people willing to help, which is why the name had to become the G30+. Their fundraising efforts were also much more successful than they'd originally hoped for. Our initial meeting of the group saw funds pledged in excess of $70,000. This meant the group could sponsor more than one family. Question: How did the group link up with the Anglican Diocese? Because the group had become so large, and had raised so much money, a Group of 5 sponsorship wasn't really appropriate anymore. We needed a larger focus. In Canada, the government has partnered with groups called Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH), who are pre-approved to sponsor refugees. Many of these SAHs are religious groups. In Ottawa, the Anglican Diocese has a great deal of experience with refugee sponsorships. They agreed to take on the G30+ Ottawa group as a constituent group under their organization. This meant that funds raised could be channelled through the Diocese's charitable structure, which allowed members to receive tax receipts for their contributions. We also were able to tap into the Diocese's wealth of experience in making applications to sponsor refugees. Question: How did the group go about finding refugees to sponsor? The group had a very unusual problem. We had lots of money, lots of volunteers including Arabic speakers, and no one to sponsor. No one from our group was Syrian, so there were no family members we could help. At the time, neither the Canadian government, Refugee 613, nor the uOttawa RSSP was able to match potential sponsors with either family members in Canada or directly with refugees overseas. So, we had to look abroad ourselves. One of our group members had connections to a group of women who were Nobel laureates. This group directed her to a journalist working in a Syrian refugee camp in the Zaatari, Jordan. She further spoke to a translator she worked with, to ask him if he could identify anyone who the group could sponsor to come to Canada. The translators' brother was interested. Prior to the war he'd studied business in university, and he was desperate to get to Canada. He would act as an ‘anchor relative', to later assist his parents, and his siblings and their families to come to Canada. The translator also identified a family who needed our help. Both parents had worked in leadership roles in the camp, the father as a team leader and the mother as part of a health committee. They had six children ranging in age from six months to 17. We agreed to take on both the single individual and this family of 8. Working through the translator, we have completed the sponsorship applications for these 9 individuals. We have provided the applications to the Anglican Diocese, who is preparing them to submit to the government. However, they have to wait until the government opens up spaces in the queue. Question: Who has the group sponsored so far? While efforts were underway to sponsor these 9 individuals, another opportunity presented itself. The government of Canada, in addition to directly sponsoring individuals through the Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) program, partners with Canadians to jointly assist refugees through the Blended Visa-Office Referred (BVOR). In this program, refugees who have been identified by the UNHCR are referred by Canadian visa offices oversees. The government puts these individuals and families onto a list, and SAHs are able to offer to sponsor the individuals. The government provides for 50% of the financial cost of the sponsorship, and the SAH (or their constituent group) provides the remainder of the funds. From a pro bono lawyer's perspective, this type of sponsorship is great because the refugees have already been pre-approved – there is no need for us to complete the forms needed for the refugees, and we do not have to have any of their documents translated. All we do is submit an undertaking to provide for the family and a settlement plan stating how we will provide for the family's needs when they arrive in Canada. For sponsorship groups, getting a BVOR family is like winning the lottery. The list of eligible families is sent out by the government. Only a bit of information is provided – names, ages, occupations, where they'd like to live in Canada. Sponsors have only a few minutes to choose a family and respond – there is so much interest that any hesitation means all the refugees will be claimed by sponsoring groups. The G30+ Ottawa group was fortunate to be matched with a family of 4 from Syria, parents and two young children. This family arrived in Canada this past February. In addition, we were contacted by the Anglican Diocese to sponsor a woman whose son was already in Ottawa as a refugee. Though the woman is Iranian, not Syrian, the group agreed to sponsor her. We are hoping she will arrive shortly. Question: What have their experiences been to date, in settling the individuals who have arrived in Canada? We are blessed with many capable volunteers. An affordable apartment was found for them; it was furnished mostly by donations. After they arrived, they were set up in school and language classes, and things like health cards were applied for. For the summer, day camps were found for the children. We've had a potluck dinner to welcome them. It has been a wind whirl of activity. Because the family did not speak English when they arrived, a lot of the work fell onto the Arabic speaking members. Question: How is the government handling the sponsorship of refugees, now that the initial election promise to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees has been fulfilled? The government reached its target of 25,000 Syrian refugees in February, 2016. This 25,000 was made up of both government and privately sponsored refugees, including our family of 4. However, they also promised to bring in a total 25,000 government assisted refugees by the end of 2016. They appear on track to fulfil this commitment. You may remember at our national immigration law conference in April, our immigration minister appeared for a luncheon address. He said that he was probably the only immigration minister in the world being criticized for his failure not to provide enough refugees for those interested in sponsoring. However, he stated that the government's target of a maximum 300,000 immigrants for 2016 was firm, and that he would not be increasing that number in order to accommodate more refugees. Question: Is there still a strong interest from the Canadian public to sponsor refugees? How is the government responded to the interest in the private refugee sponsorship program? I spoke to Don Smith, from the Archdiocese of Ottawa about the problem of there being more interest from the Canadian public to sponsor than our government is willing to provide capacity for. He told me he was torn over the issue. He said on the one hand, we don't want to allow our government to back away from the UNHRC and the international community by failing to take in its share of refugees. On the other hand, there are so many people who have family they want to sponsor, and other individuals who want to help settle refugees in Canada, that restructuring the way refugees spaces are allocated might be the only short-term solution. That means less government assisted refugees, and more BVOR spaces along with priority processing to G5 and other privately sponsored refugee programs. And the evidence seems to be mounting that privately sponsored refugees do better than government assisted refugees. Our own refugee family is a case in point. They arrived in Canada to a 30+ new friends, willing and able to help them with anything they could possibly need. Shortly after our family arrived, the parents of the father of our family (the children's grandparents) arrived as government sponsored refugees. Though our group has provided some settlement assistance to them as well, they don't understand why they don't have their own group to help them. Question: If someone was interested in sponsoring a refugee, from Syria or elsewhere, how would they go about it? A minimum group of 5 individuals is necessary in order to be able to sponsor. Partnering with a SAH is not necessary, but provides numerous benefits. There are also community sponsorship programs, and a program for people willing to sponsor refugees with high needs, such as those with medical conditions or who have experienced severe trauma. But individuals and groups need to temper their expectations. I attended a session where Louisa Taylor of Refugee 613 spoke. She made the very poignant comment that ‘refugees are not pets'. These are individuals with their own personalities and temperaments, who may or may not want to accept the friendship and help you are offering when they arrive in Canada. We think that when refugees arrive in Canada, they will jump at every opportunity to learn English, find a job, and integrate into the community. But what if they are so exhausted by their ordeal they have been through that they only want to watch Arabic television? And what if the group wants to sponsor, has the funds, but there are no spaces left in the government programs? Some people will need to find another way to channel their goodwill. To get in touch with Ronalee: www.ronaleecareylaw.ca For more information about the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program: http://refugeessp.ca/home/ For more information about Ottawa 613: http://www.refugee613.ca/ Government of Canada website – how to sponsor a refugee http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/index.asp

Podcast Show Notes - CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com S1 E29 – Ronalee Carey – Private Sponsorship of Refugees My Bio – Ronalee Carey is an immigration and refugee lawyer who practices in the beautiful capital of Canada - Ottawa, Ontario.  Her practice focuses on finding immigration solutions for individuals and families through family sponsorships, the Express Entry program and provincial nomination programs.  She assists with visa applications to visit, study or work in Canada, and helps those with criminal inadmissibility issues. Part of Ronalee’s practice includes refugee work.  She assists individuals who have arrived in Canada who wish to claim refugee status.  She also provides pro bono assistance to a group in Ottawa who are privately sponsoring refugees from abroad. Question: How did you find yourself in the immigration field?  Since I was a young child, I knew I wanted to be a lawyer, but immigration law was never something I’d thought about.  I grew up in a small town in northern Ontario were we had a total of 7 racialized individuals in the entire town, one of whom was my fifth grade teacher.  When I went to law school, I focused on criminal and family law.  I articled at a general practice firm, and after my call to the bar, practiced mostly family law.  My life then took a huge turn.  My husband and I had been foster parents for the Ottawa Children’s Aid Society for several years, and we had the opportunity to adopt a beautiful baby girl through the society.  She was mixed race, with an East Indian birth mother and a birth father of African descent.  We later adopted two additional children, both of Haitian descent.  I took an extended leave from my career during this time.  When I was ready to return to the practice of law, I wanted to start back part-time.  I ran into a former classmate at a Law Society event, who had an opening for a legal researcher/law clerk with part-time hours.  Her field happened to be immigration law.  When I started working in immigration law, I was immediately hooked.  I was able to meet people from all over the world, and every matter provided a new and interesting challenge to solve.  I loved how political immigration law was; I could read an article in my morning newspaper that would affect how I would handle a client file that day.  In 2012 the lawyer I had been working for moved from Ottawa in order to be closer to her aging parents.  She left me a few files, and I ‘hung up a shingle’.  Recently, I had to hire a junior lawyer to assist me with files. Question: How did you get involved in private refugee sponsorship work?  Like many people in Canada, I was devastated at seeing the photo of Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on the shores of a beach in Turkey.  In September, 2015, I received an email from the University of Ottawa’s Refugee Hub, which called for lawyers willing to volunteer with a new initiative designed to assist individuals and groups who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees to come to Canada.  I immediately signed on. Question: What is the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program (RSSP)?  http://refugeessp.ca/home/ From that initial email, grass roots organization continued, and volunteers in Ottawa put together the Refugee Sponsorship Support Program.  The goal was to match volunteer lawyers with groups and individuals who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees.  Not all the lawyers were immigration and refugee lawyers – in fact the majority were not.  As such, training had to be provided.  Even for me, the procedures were new – though I’d assisted with inland claims for refugee protection, the overseas process was new to me as it was to many private immigration lawyers.  We met in a room at City Hall for the training.  A generous lawyer from our local bar bought pizza for the hundred or so attendees. Our next step was to reach out to the community, to let them know our services were available.  The City of Ottawa was planning a community information night, to let interested sponsors know about the process and to allow local immigrant service agencies provide information on their services.  Another grassroots organization called Refugee 613 had emerged, to connect people in Ottawa who wanted to donate money, volunteer or sponsors refugees with others.  Refugee 613 was a big presence at the event. The event was overwhelmingly successful.  Hundreds and hundreds of people from Ottawa showed up to the event.  The information session itself was supposed to be held in the municipal council chambers, but it filled to overcapacity and the speakers had to be broadcast into the atrium for those who couldn’t get into the room.  Even the atrium was overflowing. The uOttawa RRSP had set up a free legal clinic, so that potential sponsors who speak to a lawyer at the event about the procedures for sponsoring.  We gave legal advice to over 400 people that night. Question: How did you get matched to the G30+ Ottawa constituent group? The goal of that first evening, at Ottawa City Hall, was to provide initial legal advice to as many people as possible who wanted to sponsor Syrian refugees.  Later, the goal was to match those individuals or groups who wanted to proceed with a lawyer willing to help them through the process. At the legal clinic, the first group of people I gave advice to was another lawyer who worked for the Federal government.  She and two friends had both committed to finding 10 people each, all willing to donate $1,000.  The money raised by these 30 people would allow them to sponsor a family from Syria.  I requested to be ‘matched’ to this group, so that I could be the pro bono lawyer for the group and help them with the sponsorship process.  In addition, my husband and I requested to become members of the group of 30, and made a personal financial contribution.  As such, I am not only the pro bono lawyer for the group, but also a group member. Question: How did this group of 3 turn into the G30+ constituent group? The three initial group members intended to do a Group of 5 (G5) sponsorship.  This is a special program where 5 individuals agree to provide financial and settlement support to an individual or family.  The plan was to find two other people who could join them in the Group of 5, as official sponsors, and the other individuals would provide a supporting role and assist in the financial aspect. The core three members were overwhelmingly successful in their efforts to find others willing to join them in sponsoring a Syrian family.  They quickly found more than 30 people willing to help, which is why the name had to become the G30+.  Their fundraising efforts were also much more successful than they’d originally hoped for.  Our initial meeting of the group saw funds pledged in excess of $70,000.  This meant the group could sponsor more than one family.   Question: How did the group link up with the Anglican Diocese? Because the group had become so large, and had raised so much money, a Group of 5 sponsorship wasn’t really appropriate anymore.  We needed a larger focus.  In Canada, the government has partnered with groups called Sponsorship Agreement Holders (SAH), who are pre-approved to sponsor refugees.  Many of these SAHs are religious groups.  In Ottawa, the Anglican Diocese has a great deal of experience with refugee sponsorships.  They agreed to take on the G30+ Ottawa group as a constituent group under their organization.  This meant that funds raised could be channelled through the Diocese’s charitable structure, which allowed members to receive tax receipts for their contributions.  We also were able to tap into the Diocese’s wealth of experience in making applications to sponsor refugees. Question: How did the group go about finding refugees to sponsor? The group had a very unusual problem.  We had lots of money, lots of volunteers including Arabic speakers, and no one to sponsor.  No one from our group was Syrian, so there were no family members we could help.  At the time, neither the Canadian government, Refugee 613, nor the uOttawa RSSP was able to match potential sponsors with either family members in Canada or directly with refugees overseas.  So, we had to look abroad ourselves.  One of our group members had connections to a group of women who were Nobel laureates.  This group directed her to a journalist working in a Syrian refugee camp in the Zaatari, Jordan.  She further spoke to a translator she worked with, to ask him if he could identify anyone who the group could sponsor to come to Canada.  The translators’ brother was interested.  Prior to the war he’d studied business in university, and he was desperate to get to Canada.  He would act as an ‘anchor relative’, to later assist his parents, and his siblings and their families to come to Canada.  The translator also identified a family who needed our help.  Both parents had worked in leadership roles in the camp, the father as a team leader and the mother as part of a health committee.  They had six children ranging in age from six months to 17.  We agreed to take on both the single individual and this family of 8. Working through the translator, we have completed the sponsorship applications for these 9 individuals.  We have provided the applications to the Anglican Diocese, who is preparing them to submit to the government.  However, they have to wait until the government opens up spaces in the queue.  Question: Who has the group sponsored so far? While efforts were underway to sponsor these 9 individuals, another opportunity presented itself. The government of Canada, in addition to directly sponsoring individuals through the Government Assisted Refugee (GAR) program, partners with Canadians to jointly assist refugees through the Blended Visa-Office Referred (BVOR).  In this program, refugees who have been identified by the UNHCR are referred by Canadian visa offices oversees.  The government puts these individuals and families onto a list, and SAHs are able to offer to sponsor the individuals.  The government provides for 50% of the financial cost of the sponsorship, and the SAH (or their constituent group) provides the remainder of the funds.  From a pro bono lawyer’s perspective, this type of sponsorship is great because the refugees have already been pre-approved – there is no need for us to complete the forms needed for the refugees, and we do not have to have any of their documents translated.  All we do is submit an undertaking to provide for the family and a settlement plan stating how we will provide for the family’s needs when they arrive in Canada.  For sponsorship groups, getting a BVOR family is like winning the lottery.  The list of eligible families is sent out by the government.  Only a bit of information is provided – names, ages, occupations, where they’d like to live in Canada.  Sponsors have only a few minutes to choose a family and respond – there is so much interest that any hesitation means all the refugees will be claimed by sponsoring groups. The G30+ Ottawa group was fortunate to be matched with a family of 4 from Syria, parents and two young children.  This family arrived in Canada this past February. In addition, we were contacted by the Anglican Diocese to sponsor a woman whose son was already in Ottawa as a refugee.  Though the woman is Iranian, not Syrian, the group agreed to sponsor her.  We are hoping she will arrive shortly. Question: What have their experiences been to date, in settling the individuals who have arrived in Canada? We are blessed with many capable volunteers.  An affordable apartment was found for them; it was furnished mostly by donations.  After they arrived, they were set up in school and language classes, and things like health cards were applied for.  For the summer, day camps were found for the children.  We’ve had a potluck dinner to welcome them.  It has been a wind whirl of activity. Because the family did not speak English when they arrived, a lot of the work fell onto the Arabic speaking members.  Question: How is the government handling the sponsorship of refugees, now that the initial election promise to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees has been fulfilled? The government reached its target of 25,000 Syrian refugees in February, 2016.  This 25,000 was made up of both government and privately sponsored refugees, including our family of 4.  However, they also promised to bring in a total 25,000 government assisted refugees by the end of 2016.  They appear on track to fulfil this commitment. You may remember at our national immigration law conference in April, our immigration minister appeared for a luncheon address.  He said that he was probably the only immigration minister in the world being criticized for his failure not to provide enough refugees for those interested in sponsoring.  However, he stated that the government’s target of a maximum 300,000 immigrants for 2016 was firm, and that he would not be increasing that number in order to accommodate more refugees. Question: Is there still a strong interest from the Canadian public to sponsor refugees?  How is the government responded to the interest in the private refugee sponsorship program? I spoke to Don Smith, from the Archdiocese of Ottawa about the problem of there being more interest from the Canadian public to sponsor than our government is willing to provide capacity for.   He told me he was torn over the issue.  He said on the one hand, we don’t want to allow our government to back away from the UNHRC and the international community by failing to take in its share of refugees.  On the other hand, there are so many people who have family they want to sponsor, and other individuals who want to help settle refugees in Canada, that restructuring the way refugees spaces are allocated might be the only short-term solution.  That means less government assisted refugees, and more BVOR spaces along with priority processing to G5 and other privately sponsored refugee programs. And the evidence seems to be mounting that privately sponsored refugees do better than government assisted refugees.  Our own refugee family is a case in point.  They arrived in Canada to a 30+ new friends, willing and able to help them with anything they could possibly need.  Shortly after our family arrived, the parents of the father of our family (the children’s grandparents) arrived as government sponsored refugees.  Though our group has provided some settlement assistance to them as well, they don’t understand why they don’t have their own group to help them.  Question: If someone was interested in sponsoring a refugee, from Syria or elsewhere, how would they go about it? A minimum group of 5 individuals is necessary in order to be able to sponsor.  Partnering with a SAH is not necessary, but provides numerous benefits.  There are also community sponsorship programs, and a program for people willing to sponsor refugees with high needs, such as those with medical conditions or who have experienced severe trauma. But individuals and groups need to temper their expectations.  I attended a session where Louisa Taylor of Refugee 613 spoke.  She made the very poignant comment that ‘refugees are not pets’.  These are individuals with their own personalities and temperaments, who may or may not want to accept the friendship and help you are offering when they arrive in Canada.   We think that when refugees arrive in Canada, they will jump at every opportunity to learn English, find a job, and integrate into the community.  But what if they are so exhausted by their ordeal they have been through that they only want to watch Arabic television?  And what if the group wants to sponsor, has the funds, but there are no spaces left in the government programs?  Some people will need to find another way to channel their goodwill.   To get in touch with Ronalee: www.ronaleecareylaw.ca For more information about the uOttawa Refugee Sponsorship Support Program: http://refugeessp.ca/home/ For more information about Ottawa 613: http://www.refugee613.ca/ Government of Canada website – how to sponsor a refugee http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/sponsor/index.asp

If you live in Britain – and if you don't, I sort of envy you right now - you'll know that it's a pretty torrid time in politics right now. Next Thursday, there's a referendum to determine whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union. So, since migration to cities is this week's theme – and since it's, frankly, about all we can think about right now – Barbara and I begin this week's episode by talking about that referendum, and why cities so often have a more international outlook than their hinterlands. This week, you can also hear: Emmanuel Akinwotu on how Lagos has coped with ballooning from a city of 1m, to one of 20m, in under half a century; Olivia Cuthbert on her experiences visiting Za'atari, the refugee camp that's rapidly solidifying into Jordan's fourth largest city (this week's header pic was taken inside that camp); Lyman Stone, an agricultural economist for the US government, on life in the city Americans love to hate, Washington DC; And finally, our map of the week –... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Zaatari- leiren er verdens nest største flyktninge- leir og er nå den fjerde største byen i Jordan. Hvordan er hverdagen i en så stor flyktningeleir, der rundt halvparten av innbyggerne er under 17 år? reporter: Annette Hobson.

Descubrimos cómo, pese a las dificultades, la gastronomía siria aflora en el campo de refugiados de Zaatari, en Jordania

Utenriksreporter Sonja Skeistrand Sunde har invitert Sara Rivenes, fra FNs befolkningsfond UNFPA, til en prat i en av verdens største flyktningleire, Zaatari i Jordan. De snakker blant annet om at desperate syriske krigsenker gifter bort 12 år gamle døtre for å beskytte dem.

The biggest refugee crisis since World War Two continues to intensify and once the treacherous journey to physical safety is complete, refugees have to contend with the next imperative for survival: how to get their next meal. We hear tales from the front line - from the informal efforts of volunteers on the Greek island of Lesbos to the more formally run Zaatari camp in Jordan. In Greece, newly arrived refugees tell how they were too scared to eat on the boat journey from Turkey. We hear how the humble banana has become a symbol of salvation and the source of a mounting rubbish problem. Then to Zaatari – arguably Jordan’s fourth largest city- where world agencies are trying to feed each person on about $30 a month and the question of future funding looms. And from Damascus to Bogotá - how a mother and son share their recipes over the phone in order to stay connected.

Kilian Kleinschmidt hilft Menschen in Not. Indem er ein Flüchtlingslager leitet, indem er Hilfe organisiert, indem er zuhört und Menschen verbindet. Indem er Rechte benennt. Im Gespräch mit Ingrid Rachbauer und Lothar Bodingbauer erzählt er über seine Sicht von Elend, Menschenrechte und die Möglichkeit zur Hilfe. Großgeworden ist Kilian Kleinschmidt in Berlin als Sohn einer Lehrer- und Verlegerfamilie, er ist ausgestiegen, wurde Dachdecker in den Pyrenäen, Motorradfahrer in Mali auf den Spuren von Paris Dakar und arbeitete als Helfer für Menschen in Not von 1988 bis jetzt. (Link zum Lebenslauf). Er hat das Schicksal von vielen Menschen beeinflussen können, war für die UN (Vereinten Nationen) in den Konfliktzonen dieser Welt: Kongo, Sri Lanka, Somalia, zuletzt als Leiter eines Flüchtlingslagers Zaatari in Nord-Jordanien. Hier ist ein Artikel von Spiegel Online über seine Arbeit dort. Als Leiter des Flüchtlingslagers war eine seiner selbstgesetzten Aufgaben, Bezirke festzulegen und Straßennamen zu vergeben, damit jeder Flüchtling eine eindeutige Adresse hat (WP Link). Jetzt arbeitet er in Wien, aus Wien heraus. Er versucht, das was die Welt beser machen sollte, zu verbinden. Er verbindet Ressourcen und Kapazitäten. Es geht dabei nicht nur darum, Essen oder Decken zu organisieren. Es geht auch um die Umsetzung des Rechts, zu träumen. Für ihn gibt es keine "Guten und Bösen". Es geht aber sehr wohl um Macht, Autorität, Unterdrückung. „Ich habe sie nicht gefunden, die guten Rebellen“. Derzeit schreibt er an seiner Autobiographie. Er will jenen, die wollen, aber nicht können, Möglichkeiten geben. Denn jeder hat ein Recht auf ein Leben im 21. Jahrhundert.

Kritiken samtalar med författaren Lotta Lundberg om Günter Grass, som avlidit 87 år gammal. Dessutom, om Elise Karlssons roman Linjen, en intervju med konstnären Akram Zaatari och en betraktelse över artisten Laura Marling. Hur ser den samtida arbetarskildringen ut? Vilka är människorna och miljöerna? Vem skriver romaner om arbete idag? Programledare Gunnar Bolin har bjudit in Jenny Aschenbrenner och Anneli Jordahl, författare och kritiker för att diskutera Elise Karlssons tredje roman Linjen, som redan kallats "briljant" och "hallucinatorisk" av kritikerna. På Moderna museet i Stockholm ställer just nu Akram Zaatari ut, en libanensisk konstnär som säger sig arbeta som en arkeolog som gräver i det förflutna, minnen och bilder. Kulturredaktionens Cecilia Blomberg har träffat honom för ett samtal om hans konstnärskap. Och - Laura Marling, engelsk singer-songwriter, gav nyligen ut Short movie som är hennes femte album på sju år. Mia Gerdin har lyssnat och reflekterar över populärmusikens eviga kretslopp. Programledare Gunnar Bolin Producent Maria Götselius

La guerra en Siria se enquista y también la vida de sus refugiados. Viajamos al valle de la Beká y a Zaatari. También os contamos la historia de una ex combatiente peshmerga

Pilar Velasco recorre este campo de refugiados en Jordania, el segundo más grande del mundo

3 Aralık 2014: Akram Zaatari Lübnanlı sanatçı Akram Zaatari'nin önemli işlerinİ biraraya getiren sergisi SALT Beyoğlu'nda açıldı. Açık Dergi'de Akram Zaatari'nin SALT'ta yaptığı konuşmadan ve geçtiğimiz Nisan ayında Açık Dergi için kendisiyle yaptığımız söyleşiden bölümler dinledik.

http://www.worldbank.org/ - On the final leg of a four-day Middle East trip, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim traveled to the Zaatari refugee camp, which has 103,000 Syrian residents who fled the three-year-long war, and met with senior Jordanian officials, including His Majesty King Abdullah and Prime Minister Dr. Abdullah Ensour. At the refugee camp, Kim said that Syria's neighbors, especially Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey, have shown incredible generosity in allowing more than 2 million refugees into their countries. But he said as a result Jordan and the other countries were under great stress in nearly every sector -- water, electricity, health, and education -- and now was the time for the global community to step up its help to the host communities.

In this special episode of The Change Guru, I share with you a side project I'm involved in that helps spread the message of peace through the region of the Middle East. In this podcast, created for the Middle East Peace Run podcast, I get the opportunity to visit Syrian women and children at the Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan.

15 Nisan 2014: Akram Zaatari'yle Söyleşi Boğaziçi Chronicles'ın konuğu olarak İstanbul'da bulunan Lübnanlı sanatçı Akram Zaatari'yle, kurucusu olduğu Arab Image Foundation, Aralık'ta Salt'ta gösterilecek olan "Letter to a Refusing Piilot" yerleştirmesini ve Osman Hamdi'nin Lübnan'dan Türkiye'ye getirdiği İskender Lahdi'ni konuştuk.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees estimates the civil war in Syria has displaced up to 10.25 million people, with 3.45 million of those refugees living in nearby countries. Neighboring Lebanon has accepted nearly one million Syrian refugees, approximately 22% of its population. Jordan's third largest "city" is now the Zaatari refugee camp which holds over 120,000 people. Other nations in the region are experiencing the wave of immigration, and all are struggling to support the massive influx of refugees with inadequate public services and infrastructure that barely met the needs of existing populations. What short and long term impacts will this refugee crisis have on the region, and what is the likelihood, if any, of these displaced persons returning home? Confirmed Speakers Jana Mason, Senior Advisor for External Relations and Government Affairs, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Maureen White, Visiting Scholar, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Mona Yacoubian, Senior Advisor, Middle East and Project Director, Pathways to Progress, Stimson Center Aaron Schachter*, Assignment Editor, The World, Public Radio International

Guardian's Martin Chulov in Guardian's Zaatari refugee camp. Interview: Paul Owen. Live blog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2013/jul/25/syria-refugee-crisis-a-day-in-the-life

Zaatari refugee camp: Jane MacPhail of Unicef talks to Guardian's Paul Owen. Live blog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2013/jul/25/syria-refugee-crisis-a-day-in-the-life

Jamalat, who runs a school in Zaatari refugee camp, talks to Guardian's Paul Owen. Live blog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/middle-east-live/2013/jul/25/syria-refugee-crisis-a-day-in-the-life

Over the past 11 months, the Zaatari refugee camp in Northern Jordan has hosted hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing that country’s civil war. Suzette Grillot and Rebecca Cruise visited the camp in early June, and witnessed some of the newest arrivals. Real-time updates on social media are revolutionizing traditional journalism. By following Twitter feeds and other forms of social media, journalists like NPR Senior Strategist Andy Carvin now identify breaking news faster and do a better job following international stories.