ZURICH, December 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Refugees, their flight, their lives in the
camps. That is all the world talks about. That they
are human beings, just like you and
I, is all too often forgotten. With
http://www.projectlifejacket.com, over 20
European NGOs shift the focus to these human beings and
depict their life stories on life jackets.
Those very life jackets that have
become the symbol of the unnamed refugees. The
project intends to catapult the refugee crisis back on the agenda
of politicians, the media and the European public.
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20161202/444993 )
(Photo:
http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20161202/446122 )
Quick Links
Short documentary:
https://youtu.be/lAt-8zW_eIc
Video, image and audio download:
http://share.jvm.ch/file/7rzH5/
Currently, an estimated 60 million people globally are on the
move. Human beings, stigmatised by a single word: refugee. Often
associated with criminal behaviour, violence and poverty, it is all
too often forgotten that these people led perfectly normal lives
before they had to flee. That is why the Swiss NGO "The Voice Of
Thousands", supported by over 20 European NGOs, has initiated
Project Lifejacket. "We visited refugees in camps in Greece and drew the life stories of nine
individuals onto life jackets", says joint initiator Michael Grossenbacher. The drawings bear witness
to their lives before the war, before they had to put on a life
jacket and become 'refugees'.
Nine life jackets, nine life stories
Ismail Nerabani, a 36-year-old father of two was born in Aleppo
and studied French literature. "We were very happy with our life;
we lacked for nothing", Nerabani remembers. On
projectlifejacket.com everyone can experience the life stories of
Ismail and eight other people first-hand. The initiative also
provides opportunities for meaningful support with direct impact:
donations of money and goods and the opportunity to get personally
involved.
Media contact
Michael Grossenbacher
projectlifejacket@jvm.ch
+41-44-254-66-27
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SOURCE Project Life Jacket