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The Importance of Mentoring Programmes in the Face of War - Part II

The Importance of Mentoring Programmes in the Face of War - Part II

They don't talk much. The twin sisters from Afghanistan are silent when given the opportunity, along with the other refugee children in their German lessons, to tell the story of their journey to Germany. Their smooth black hair plays around their brown eyes, whose haunted look alludes to their long journey from Afghanistan. The sisters and their family tried to flee across Pakistan, but they did not get further than the border with Iran. Policemen shot at the girls' feet, wh
The Importance of Mentoring Programmes in the Face of War - Part I

The Importance of Mentoring Programmes in the Face of War - Part I

Experience of everyday school life with refugee children shows that mentoring programmes like that run by Visioneers e.V, are an important tool for children and adults alike. "Come quick" calls one of my students. It is break time, 10 minutes for the students to blow off steam. I leave my desk and go to the door, where I hear hectic shouting in Arabic and German. A fight has broken out between two German and two Syrian children. I do not see faces, only whirling hands and fe
Who’s Who: Meet our very own social entrepreneur!

Who’s Who: Meet our very own social entrepreneur!

If you didn’t read the last Bio blog then go back and read it! When you do you will gather that we are blogging to introduce to you some of our wonderful volunteers. This weeks Bio comes from Mouod Ghaffarkhani, a 34-year-old engineer from Tehran, Iran— Mouod is probably one of our most interesting partners at visioneers e.V., he has a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and is fluent in English after studying it for just four years—but what makes him really interestin
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