Syrian Refugees in Russia
Young Syrian refugees aged between 6 and 15 years old dream of a bright future, having fled their war-torn homeland for a new life in Russia. The small town of Noguinsk which lies 50 km outside of Moscow has a community of almost 2000 Syrian refugees. In conjunction with an NGO a local school hopes to help the children integrate as well as possible into life in Russia, by offering 4 hours of Russian language classes to 30 Syrian youths to prepare them for the new school year. But funding for the project, which is currently provided by the UN's refugee agency, will dry up in September, leaving its organizers looking for alternative sources of financing. Representative for NGO "Civil Assistance" Houssam Mohy Eddin said, "We have created the project so that children learn to read and write so that can speak to Russian children and know how to communicate, so that they can almost feel at home."
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