A
series of photos by Aubrey Wade, backed by UNHCR, highlights how UK
households have discovered that offering a room to a refugee can
benefit both parties.
Opening
one’s home — and life — to someone who has been forced to flee
their own country is not a decision to be taken lightly. But, as a
new photographic exhibition on refugee-hosting in Britain
demonstrates, it can bring real benefits to both parties.
Offering
a room to a refugee can help them find their feet and better
integrate in their new country, a process that can prove alienating
and confusing. And for those wanting to do their part for the refugee
crisis, it is a tangible, meaningful and potentially life-changing
gesture. Often, bonds are forged that stand the test of time.
“The
most lovely, surprising thing that happened is that we became
friends,” Emily Reynolds, 28, said of her experience in London
hosting ”sassy” Areej, a refugee who fled Sudan needing
international protection.
This and
other personal stories are captured in Great British Welcome, the
British chapter of No Stranger Place, an exhibition of photographs
and stories portraying refugees and their hosts at home across
Europe. The series was developed by the photographer Aubrey Wade in
partnership with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.
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