MOVEMENT ON THE GROUND, INITIALLY LESVOS.
It is sad that there are now 120 million refugees worldwide, that is nearly double that of 2015. TWOAT discussed this a few years ago and decided that we need to support these people in a constructive way. We were introduced to Movement on the Ground by Amelia Hart, who lives in Walton and worked with them for her gap year.
Movement on the Ground works inside the refugee camps encouraging self-help amongst the forcibly displaced people. The primary objective is to create a holistic and inclusive community model that unlocks the potential of refugees by providing them with access to education, vocational training, and psychosocial support. This model seeks to facilitate self-reliance, resilience, and a sense of normalcy among camp residents, all while optimizing the cost-effectiveness of humanitarian interventions. The first camp was in Lesvos, Greece and now they have missions in nine countries, including Lebanon.