
World Refugee Day falls on a Thursday this year, and people have taken to the internet to share their unique experiences of being an immigrant – and their success stories.
The theme for 2019 is #StepWithRefugees, and around the world communities, schools, businesses and faith groups are showing their solidarity with refugees in a variety of ways.
The challenge instructs people to “walk, run, dance, swim 1km/mile or take any step with refugee” and then post a photo online and challenge three friends to take it a step further.
Over 70 million people have been forced to flee from their homes as a result of conflict or famine according to UNHCR.
With that in mind, people have been sharing stories of resilience in the face of intense hardship, displacement and suffering
Like Mujibur Rahman, a Rohingya refugee who recently graduated from university
And 11-year-old Syrian refugee Rudaina, who is keeping her house keys so she can one day return
“These are my house keys. I brought them with me because when we go back to Syria, I’m going to be the one who open… https://t.co/iZvTeggy5c— UNICEF (@UNICEF) 1560783906
And the story of 22-year-old Tasmida, a Rohingya Muslim displaced twice
#WorldRefugeeDay 22-year-old Tasmida is a Rohingya Muslim who has been displaced twice – once from Mayanmar and onc… https://t.co/obP9HQIOeW— Vatsala (@Vatsala) 1561004802
This lady shared a picture with her friends, who have found a home in Australia
Today is #WorldRefugeeDay. Some of my very closest friends are refugees and they have found peace and a home on Au… https://t.co/9AzcAudOgW— Brooke Kayira (Holmes) (@Brooke Kayira (Holmes)) 1560998026
And UN's Oasis Centres in Jordan are giving refugee women access to emergency aid and gender-based violence services
Women & girls who had to flee their homes in Syria take control of their destinies in Jordan's refugee camps throug… https://t.co/yhr3vtXCas— UN Women (@UN Women) 1560994500
There's also Syrian refugee Shadi, and how he struck up a friendship with Beirut local Elie
Syrian refugee Shadi and Lebanon local Elie clicked instantly after meeting on a film set in Beirut - and they’re n… https://t.co/XwyB3lmefb— Yusra Mardini (@Yusra Mardini) 1561022314
Nine-year-old Rohingya refugee Nasima Akter is being taught Taekwondo in Bangladesh, by her dad
Nine-year-old Rohingya refugee Nasima Akter is learning Taekwondo at the world's largest refugee settlement in Bang… https://t.co/fVsYmlkV3x— Thomson Reuters Foundation News (@Thomson Reuters Foundation News) 1561023000
Masooma, who was a refugee in Pakistan before returning to Afghanistan to study
21-year-old Nyamuoch Mai Nguoth, a South Sudanese artist and refugee
On this #WorldRefugeeDay I celebrate a 21 year old Nyamuoch Mai Nguoth,a South Sudanese refugee and as budding arti… https://t.co/Zxi0HILlCE— Sitip Kopana (@Sitip Kopana) 1561023321
And Mohammed, who told the story of leaving Afghanistan after his father converted to Christianity in the war-torn Muslim-majority country
Really proud of this important story for #WorldRefugeeDay. Mohammed's journey should make us all appreciate what we… https://t.co/D4HpbMOXwb— Joseff Morgan (@Joseff Morgan) 1561024240