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 Following our newsletter about the Positive & hopeful AGM we were contacted by Angela Madden, a lecturer and researcher at the University of Hertfordshire.
Angela was very impressed with Dania, who spoke about Syria and is studying dietetics at the University. She offered Dania a copy of the Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics, which she co-edited. Our volunteer Helen took the copy to Dania yesterday and she was really grateful to Angela. It was a lovely chance to catch up with her and her mum Maissa who had made special Syrian date biscuits (maamoul). Helen was so moved to hear about Dania’s tenacity in learning English by reading novels on the bus to college when she did a BTec in Applied Sciences before starting her degree. Like many refugee families, the family are separated because of war, with Dania's sister and family still in Damascus. Dania's family are hoping to visit her sister after years now that it is safe to do so. However, the massive destruction caused by the war means that most Syrians can't return permanently as they have nowhere to stay. Comments are closed.
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