Young Refugees Build New Lives

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    • Publish Date: Mar 29 2017 11:58AM
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    • Updated Date: Mar 29 2017 11:58AM
Young Refugees Build New Lives

Jawad Ahmadi, an 18-year-old Afghan, reached the island of Lesbos a year ago with his older brother and cousin, believing Greece would be just a temporary stop on his way to Germany. But just as he arrived, Europe's borders were shut, leaving him stuck in Greece and curtailing his European dream.
 
"For eight months, every day, I woke up without knowing what I was going to do that day," Ahmadi says. "I was going crazy."

But four months ago, Ahmadi made his way to the Athens offices of the Greek Forum of Migrants and began Greek language lessons. Now, in addition to the language classes, he is preparing for a football tournament, part of an effort by aid groups to help young refugees find a place in their new home. "I decided to take charge and start building my future. I want to study computers and keep playing football, my passion," says Ahmadi. "In the end, it's probably a good thing that I stayed in Greece. Here, the government doesn't give any help to refugees: You have to work harder than in Germany, where refugees are pampered."


With the support of Mercy Corps, the US-based humanitarian group, Ahmadi has formed his own football team. It competes in a tournament launched by the group in January for teams composed of refugees as well as volunteers from Greece, Spain and other European countries. "We've noticed that a lot of activities were being offered for children, but there were few for teenagers and young adults," says Mercy Corps' Monica Rabii. "But they are very nervous because they don't know what their future holds."
 
"That's why, thanks to donations from large international companies, we decided to finance projects for young refugees, in partnership with local players." For Ahmadi, the tournament is the best way for migrants to mix with Greeks and other Europeans, "and to show that refugees are just like any other youths".

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