Meet Younis
“There will be always a better day”
Ashraf & Ibtisam, refugees from Syria describing their long and dangerous journey until they reached Greece and the challenges they are facing on daily bases to stay alive and survive during these difficult times, as the majority of refugees who were denied Governmental aids from the government.
In less than five years, Mohammed Younis has lost almost everything. Once a successful electrician in his hometown of Mosul in Iraq, he was forced to flee violence in 2017 when ISIS captured Mosul, second largest city in north Iraq with his wife, mother, and seven young children- aged from fifteen down to seven months.
Mohammed has now been a refugee in Greece for more than three years. His face lights up when he talks about the people and places from his home district in Mosul, but he knows that he can never return. Mohammed is a proud man, but he is close to cracking from the strain of keeping his family together.
His wife was injured in a bomb blast in Iraq and remains deaf in one ear: his mother is eighty years old, almost blind, and confined to a wheelchair: one of his sons has both autism and epilepsy. Mohammed’s only goal is to see his children happy and settled in a safe country. Although he has applied for residency in Greece, the government has stopped the financial aid and sent him an eviction notice. Mohammed has refused to sign the notice, but he knows the police will come back sooner or later. In the meantime, the whole family is supported by his fourteen-year-old son, who earns a little money collecting plastic bottles.
To help Mohammed and his family, YEM is calling for its supporters to donate. This will allow YEM to financially support them while their residency application is processed.
