Help us to create a kinder world for refugee children. Feb 21, 2020 at 5:59am PST, A post shared by Letters of Love (@lettersoflove2018) on While the physical body heals itself over time, the childhood of refugees remains broken and providing them with psychosocial support is as important as providing them with food, clothing and shelter. A post shared by Letters of Love (@lettersoflove2018) on In a time where humanitarian conflicts of various magnitudes are unfolding by the hour, it is imperative that we raise aware, empathic global citizens in our classrooms. © Copyright 2018. Letters of Love is a 501 (c)(3) | EIN: 82-5148247. In her brief stint in the Valley, she along with her colleagues, had worked on fostering academic capabilities, and the holistic development of school students from class nine and ten in North Kashmir. We connect school students with internally displaced children in Syria, those beseiged in Gaza and Syrian refugee children in Turkey. Can link this page. )
), we believe in 'making' a difference rather than 'hoping' for one. Mar 6, 2020 at 8:50am PST, A post shared by Letters of Love (@lettersoflove2018) on These young leaders will inspire a global citizenry of changemakers. They come from different contries and contexts, united with their passion to inspire communities harnessing the power of a handwritten letter. Letters of Love is a global youth-led initiative founded in 2015 and a member of UNHCR- # WithRefugees Coalition, that aspires to make a difference to refugee cr... ises, one smile at a time, by delivering handwritten New Year postcards from people around the world to Syrian, Iraqi, Yazidi, Palestinian and Rohingya refugee children. Upon receiving the personal letter, the refugee child is shown that there are people out there who love and care for him, he has friends and well-wishers just like anyone else, which in turn minimizes his sense of isolation and kindles a ray of hope.
With a diverse team of 28 peacebuilders from 12 countries, with an average age of 22 (our youngest being only 13! It has since then grown to become a youth-led international non-profit [501(c)(3)] organisation based out of the United States of America that offers psychosocial support to refugee children through handwritten letters while creating a globally aware, empathetic citizenry of … Nonprofit Organization. We work with whatever we have available, wherever we are. Something we forget to be grateful for. Mar 5, 2020 at 10:51pm PST, A post shared by Letters of Love (@lettersoflove2018) on Feb 22, 2020 at 8:25am PST, A post shared by Letters of Love (@lettersoflove2018) on A handwritten letter brings an old-school charm like no other form of communication. It gives them the opportunity to perceive people of other countries beyond. Supreme t-shirt with red hand-printed Letters of Love logo. Empowering a child with the necessary skillset and connections to impact a social cause can unleash an innate leader and a life-long learner. Due to the impact of our work, we've been identified and are an official member of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) #WithRefugees Coalition as well as the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Youth Network (SDSN). Every smile we spread has a story behind it; one that's filled with simplicity, hard work, joy and abundant hope. Feb 20, 2020 at 8:47am PST, © Copyright 2018. Letters of Love is a 501 (c)(3) | EIN: 82-5148247, A post shared by Letters of Love (@lettersoflove2018). With a diverse team consisting of 25 peacebuilders from 11 countries and 7 timezones, with an average age of 22 years, the youngest being only 13 years old, we aspire to spread smiles to refugee children and inspire changemakers out of school students. Letters of Love was an idea born in 2015 that primarily aimed at spreading smiles to refugee children through a handwritten letter. Today, as we witness #200Days of #KashmirLockdown , here's to empowering voices from the valley and beyond. This tangible token of love is us, extending a hand in friendship to the millions of refugee children who need our support; to let them know that they are not forgotten but are loved and cared for. when the internet was partially restored last month in Kashmir. Our empathy-centric programs focus on empowering school students in privileged circumstances through raising awareness and creatively acting upon it to directly make a difference to displaced communities worldwide.
Children living in war zones are at high risk of suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive disorders. These children live in hostile environments away from homes, devoid of their friends and communities amidst so many other constraints. Mar 6, 2020 at 5:10am PST, A post shared by Letters of Love (@lettersoflove2018) on Ever since the lockdown from August 2019, she has struggled to make limited contact with her students and vice versa. Their worlds become restricted to their challenging lives at the refugee camps and they grow up without hope, love and visibility. Letters of Love in its last 3 years has delivered handwritten postcards to more than 30,000 Syrian, Iraqi, Yazidi, Palestinian and Rohingya refugee children and has also effectively mobilised more than 20,000 youth around the world, year after year. We're a small but dedicated team, this is what we've achieved so far! Letters of Love began as an experiment to be able to rekindle lost hopes in the simplest of ways. Our Student Ambassadors form a global network of motivated teenagers who have the will to challenge and change social issues. 172 likes. Despite the turbulent lives of refugee children, Letters of Love aims to infuse a sense of normality in their lives through handwritten, doodled, colourful letters. Letters of Love was an idea born in 2015 that primarily aimed at spreading smiles to refugee children through a handwritten letter. Letters of Love. These letters make them smile - an immeasurable impact parameter but one that keeps the hope alive for these resilient children. These are excerpts from letters written by Kashmiri students to Aishwarya Kaple ( @aishwarya_kaple on Instagram. This tangible token of love is us, extending a hand in friendship to the millions of refugee children who need our support; to let them know that they are not forgotten but are loved and cared for. The Pen Pal Project for children and youth aims at fostering friendships across lines of conflict. A handwritten letter brings an old-school charm like no other form of communication. Whether it's a child in Syria or Kashmir, their only wish is to have a childhood of normalcy and peace.
It has since then grown to become a youth-led international non-profit [501(c)(3)] organisation based out of the United States of America that offers psychosocial support to refugee children through handwritten letters while creating a globally aware, empathetic citizenry of young leaders in classrooms. My name is Grace Berbig, and I am the Founder and President of Letters of Love.