by Amber Bauer | Mar 15, 2022 | From the Ground
And just like that two extraordinary weeks in the Balkan Route have passed. We’ve covered 1300kms across 5 locations in 2 countries in a region that saw 60,000 refugees transit through last year. The biggest lesson we’ve learned is how devastatingly forgotten the...
by Amber Bauer | Mar 14, 2022 | From the Ground
Volunteering with our local partners is such an important part of who we are at forRefugees. For example, when we visited Collective Aid’s ‘The Wash Centre’ in Belgrade, a bit tired on Friday afternoon, I saw a snapshot that my brain instantly judged –...
by Ingrid van Loo | Mar 13, 2022 | From the Ground
We visited Collective Aid who provide a laundry/ shower service at The Wash for 30-40 refugees per day in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Local homeless people are welcome too. Serbia is an important transit country for people on the move (POMs). It is estimated that...
by Amber Bauer | Mar 12, 2022 | From the Ground
Yesterday we left Subotica for Belgrade. The images of the young men and boys we met there still fresh in my mind… Their life in this moment no more than a shadow on the railway tracks of a strange land. Meanwhile, my social media is full of outpourings of inspiring...
by Amber Bauer | Mar 9, 2022 | From the Ground
The Resilience of Refugees in Serbia Imagine a cosy fire in a desolate field somewhere near the Serbian -Croatian border with ten young Afghan men, a few volunteers and a Canadian journalist. Clothes and food had been handed out, and some first aid applied. Suddenly...
by Amber Bauer | Mar 4, 2022 | From the Ground
Donating things or money? Yesterday, as we were sorting donations in Bosnia & Herzegovina, I was reminded that inappropriate donations are still a thing. Take this piece for example, I still have no idea what this is or which way around to wear it (suggestions in...
