A great way to help us is to organize your own collection. You don’t need to have a big infrastructure. Often, it’s easy to organize a collection of necessary food or products through the Parent-Teacher Associations in schools or through local associations. Getting a pallet of humanitarian supplies (about 35 boxes) helps a lot. Awareness in schools is very important and motivating students to be supportive is something that enriches the educational community.
See the section CURRENT CAMPAIGN and INSTRUCTIONS for details on how to organize yourself. Above all, it is important to contact us beforehand at logistica@sosrefugiados.org
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Excellent point by @JFCrisp on the exceptionalist framing of refugee athletes that comes with a dedicated team. However, the risk is that competing for countries of asylum reduces the likelihood of selection in a ruthless, performance based system, removing visibility altogether. https://twitter.com/JFCrisp/status/1419001828012929025
I have lost count of the no of UNHCR tweets on the Olympics.
All of which ignore the fact that these brilliant athletes should be representing their asylum country.
These 29 athletes are unfortunately proof of the power of states to exclude them from citizenship. https://twitter.com/Refugees/status/1418465909220560897
