What will you miss most about Movement On The Ground?
What I will miss most about Movement On The Ground is the people and the sense of community. The feeling that although we are not one of them [a camp resident] we are all brothers and sisters. Perhaps that was also one of the most inspiring moments for me, when I announced I was leaving, one of the resident volunteers said to me;
“When you say to me brother I know that you mean it and when I say to you sister you know that I mean it. And that’s why we are family.”
I think that’s what I will miss the most, the incredible energy and community that’s behind the mission of MOTG.
What have you learnt during your time in your role as resident volunteer coordinator?
I have learnt so much in my role. I have learned that the skies the limit and we can make anything happen. I guess I already knew that but I have built on that and this role has proved that too. I have worked with the most incredible group of people who even if you give the smallest of things they turn it into gold. It’s an incredible thing to have seen and been a part of. When a group of likeminded people put their heads to something, things really move.
What do you envision for the future of the refugee crisis (in an ideal world)?
I hope that all of these people find their rightful place in a dignified environment. I hope that we are able to provide them with a temporary – temporary being the key word – dignified solution before they aremoved to where they should rightfully be and that is not in a camp on an island. I hope that one day that there is peace in the world and that we actually don’t have jobs to do.
But mostly I hope, in the immediate future that people are given what they deserve, which is a dignified living environment and access to basic needs. And I hope the world keeps filling with movers, because they are the people that make things happen!
