'You saved our lives' - Syrian family resettled in Meath under community-led programme |
A Syrian family has described the "amazing" welcome they have received in Ireland since becoming the first refugees to arrive here under a new community-led resettlement programme.
It invites local communities to come together to support the effective resettlement and integration of refugees as an alternative to the traditional state-centred model. The nine-member Dunshaughlin Community Sponsor Group has undertaken to source accommodation, introduce the family to local services and provide a broad-based system of support for a period of up to two years.
'You saved our lives' - Syrian family resettled in Meath under community-led programme | https://t.co/kjJbKoR245 pic.twitter.com/aecMZep31N"It is incredibly rewarding to be involved in a project like this. There is a lot of bureaucracy to be overcome but everybody within our small group contributed," said Ciarán Murray from Dunshaughlin.
Angham, originally from Damascus, is a former press officer. Zouheir, who is from Daraa, worked as a TV producer on several entertainment programmes in the Middle East. The CSI has been developed under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme in collaboration with key civil society organizations, including UNHCR Ireland, NASC, the Irish Refugee Council and the Irish Red Cross.
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