Durban NGOs band together to support refugees
The awareness day is commemorated by the United Nations.
THE Denis Hurley Centre in Durban is among the local NGOs that will be honouring refugees living and working in greater Durban by creating an informative video that will be available for viewing on Sunday, 20 June: World Refugee Day.
Gary Swart from Zoe Life said: “So often the public and media focus on the negative stories, but we have so many positive stories to tell. There are great examples of collaboration and social cohesion, but these great narratives often get side-lined while the negative stories take centre-stage. We are using World Refugee Day to invert that – and to tell some of the stories worth telling, while talking to the global theme of healing, learning and shining.”
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In the interest of Covid protocols, the event will be held virtually online.
To view the video, visit the Facebook event page on the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre, or on the platforms of participating organisations.
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