Our annual fundraising event was held Tuesday, November 17.
If you missed it, you can learn about Nujeen by watching one of the videos listed below.

You can still donate to support our work! Click here

Thank you to our Event Sponsors!

Eugene Mennonite Church​
Central Presbyterian Church, Eugene
First United Methodist Church, Eugene
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Chuck Bader and Lois Safdie
​First Presbyterian Church of Cottage Grove
Sanctuary Temple Beth Israel

Nujeen Mustafa is a Kurdish Syrian refugee and activist with cerebral palsy. She was raised in Kobane, Syria, and gained attention after traveling 3,500 miles by wheelchair, fleeing the Syrian conflict and resettling in Germany. 

Check out one of her Ted Talks:
I Am Not a Number: A Refugee’s Tale
My Journey from Syria to Germany in a Wheelchair.
Ted Exeter  -- brief, only 1:36 minutes -- gives you a good overview of who she is

Or read her book: Nujeen: One Girl’s Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair.  

OUR MISSION
Mobilize the community to welcome and support refugees and asylum seekers, fostering their well-being and self-sufficiency.

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