The #One_Happy_Family_Community Center is a place which is built and run together with people from refugee camps on the Greek island of Lesvos.
▻https://ohf-lesvos.org/en/welcome
#solidarité #asile #migrations #réfugiés #Lesbos #Grèce
The #One_Happy_Family_Community Center is a place which is built and run together with people from refugee camps on the Greek island of Lesvos.
▻https://ohf-lesvos.org/en/welcome
#solidarité #asile #migrations #réfugiés #Lesbos #Grèce
Is this what green humanitarian aid looks like?
Planting hopes, composting bad memories and cooking dreams with home-grown herbs.
Atop a hill on the island of Lesvos, just outside the hustle and bustle of the capital city, sits a garden. It’s tucked into the back corner of One Happy Family community center, a collaborative space built and run together with people from nearby refugee camps. As you open the garden gate and walk inside, you can almost feel the atmosphere change. The sounds of the other activities — balls bouncing, people cheering, weights clanking — fade away, and a sense of peace begins to encompass you. You walk the paths between the garden beds, admiring the crops and perhaps picking a weed or two, and your gaze rests on the sea in front of you and the mountains of Turkey beyond. From the hill behind you, the jingle of sheep bells tells you you’re not alone. You breathe in the clean air, and for a moment, you close your eyes and let everything go. Inhale. Exhale. Breathing. Being.