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  • Participants in the Cyberbridges project, a computer literacy project which works with youth in the Daheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The project receives support from Catholic Relief Services and fosters communication between Palestinian youth and youth in the United States.
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  • A participant, her face illuminated by a computer monitor, in the Cyberbridges project, a computer literacy project which works with youth in the Daheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank of the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The project receives support from Catholic Relief Services.
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  • Bun Saborn (second from right) is a senior project officer for agriculture with Catholic Relief Services in Cambodia. Here he's meeting with residents of a rural area of Svay Rieng province where CRS has helped install a fish raising project on the grounds of the local Buddhist pagoda.
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  • William McNeil walks through the housing project next door to the Wesley House Community Center in Meridian, Mississippi. McNeil grew up in the projects and had his life changed by Wesley House staff. Today he is a successful businessman in Meridian. Wesley House provides a variety of educational and other services to the community.
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  • Members of the Disability Project perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • World Renew supports this project in Nueva Suyapa, on the outskirts of the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. Here vegetables are produced in polytunnels by members of the community who are trained by World Renew. Some of the production is eaten, most of it is sold to generate income.
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  • An urban agriculture project in Nueva Suyapa, on the outskirts of the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. Here vegetables are produced in polytunnels by members of the community who are trained by North American aid group World Renew. Some of the production is eaten, most of it is sold to generate income for the community.
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  • Members of the Disability Project present elements for communion during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • A member of the Disability Project greets the audience after the group's performance during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Members of the Disability Project perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Members of the Disability Project perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Members of the Disability Project perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Members of the Disability Project perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
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  • Members of the Disability Project perform during opening worship of the 2010 United Methodist Women's Assembly in St. Louis, Missouri.
    usa-2010-jeffrey-umw-assembly-081.jpg
  • An urban agriculture project in Nueva Suyapa, on the outskirts of the capital of Honduras, Tegucigalpa. Here vegetables are produced in polytunnels by members of the community who are trained by North American aid group World Renew. Some of the production is eaten, most of it is sold to generate income for the community.
    Honduras_Hawkey_WorldRenew_NuevaSuya...jpg
  • Sally Lloyd (left) and Sister Jo Murray assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
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The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. Lloyd is a member of University Presbyterian Church. Murray, a Roman Catholic, is a member of the Holy Spirit Sisters.
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  • Volunteer youth from the United States help build housing for the poor in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They came to Central America under the auspices of the Sierra Service Project.
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  • Volunteer youth from the United States help build housing for the poor in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They came to Central America under the auspices of the Sierra Service Project.
    honduras-2003-jeffrey-11.jpg
  • Jane Nampijja weaves bamboo mats in Lukaya, Uganda, where she also participates in a women's savings group. The Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped women here to improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
    Uganda_2015_Jeffrey_women_987.JPG
  • Simon Peter Kaweesi, 8, raises his hand in class in the Buyikuuzi Primary School in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. The boy's mother is an enthusiastic participant in the program.
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  • Matilda Kasirida Lwasa in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This woman is a widow in her 80s. Only one of her four children is still alive.
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  • Matilda Kasirida Lwasa stands on her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This woman is a widow in her 80s. Only one of her four children is still alive.
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  • Sylvia Namaganda helps Simon Peter Kaweesi, 8, get dressed for school at their home in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. Namaganda, a widow, cares for her own three children along with four she adopted after her sister died.
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  • Children get dressed for school in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children belong to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • Dr. Martina Partelova examines 2-year old Fadia in a clinic in a camp for internally displaced persons at Dawodiya in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Mother Markaz Smo Hassan holds her daughter. <br />
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More than 600 Yazidi families living in the camp escaped from their communities in the Sinjar region during the attempted genocide by the Islamic State group. Although ISIS was militarily defeated in 2017, camp residents say it's still not safe to return home, nor do they have sufficient resources to rebuild their homes.<br />
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The clinic is run by Saint Elizabeth University's Project for Iraq in Need (STEP-IN), a Slovakia-based organization supported by Caritas and other groups. Caritas agencies help provide health care and other services in the camp.
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  • Dr. Martina Partelova examines one-month old Ejan Saleh Hajo in a clinic in a camp for internally displaced persons at Dawodiya in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Mother Amal Ali Basho holds her son. <br />
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More than 600 Yazidi families living in the camp escaped from their communities in the Sinjar region during the attempted genocide by the Islamic State group. Although ISIS was militarily defeated in 2017, camp residents say it's still not safe to return home, nor do they have sufficient resources to rebuild their homes.<br />
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The clinic is run by Saint Elizabeth University's Project for Iraq in Need (STEP-IN), a Slovakia-based organization supported by Caritas and other groups.<br />
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The Lutheran World Federation, a member of the ACT Alliance, provides water, sanitation, garbage collection, and psycho-social support for the families in the camp.
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  • Sister Jo Murray (left) and Sally Lloyd assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
<br />
The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. Lloyd is a member of University Presbyterian Church. Murray, a Roman Catholic, is a member of the Holy Spirit Sisters.
    usa-texas-2015-jeffrey-asylum-sanant...jpg
  • Sister Jo Murray helps assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
<br />
The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. Murray, a Roman Catholic, is a member of the Holy Spirit Sisters.
    usa-texas-2015-jeffrey-asylum-sanant...jpg
  • Jane Fried, Ed Baxter, and Leroy Sanchez assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
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The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. <br />
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Fried and Baxter are members of University Presbyterian Church. Sanchez is a member of El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church.
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  • Ed Baxter (left) and Leroy Sanchez assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
<br />
The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. Baxter is a member of University Presbyterian Church. Sanchez is a member of El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church.
    usa-texas-2015-jeffrey-asylum-sanant...jpg
  • Volunteers assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
<br />
The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. <br />
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From left, the volunteers are Clyta Coder, a member of Laurel Heights United Methodist Church; Sally Lloyd, a member of University Presbyterian Church; Janice Clayton, a member of Laurel Heights United Methodist Church; and Sister Jo Murray, a Roman Catholic and member of the Holy Spirit Sisters.
    usa-texas-2015-jeffrey-asylum-sanant...jpg
  • Volunteers assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
<br />
The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. <br />
<br />
From left, the volunteers are Sally Lloyd, a member of University Presbyterian Church; Clyta Coder and Janice Clayton, members of Laurel Heights United Methodist Church; and Sister Jo Murray, a Roman Catholic and member of the Holy Spirit Sisters.
    usa-texas-2015-jeffrey-asylum-sanant...jpg
  • Volunteers assemble backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
<br />
The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. <br />
<br />
From left, the volunteers are Sally Lloyd, a member of University Presbyterian Church; Clyta Coder and Janice Clayton, members of Laurel Heights United Methodist Church; and Sister Jo Murray, a Roman Catholic and member of the Holy Spirit Sisters.
    usa-texas-2015-jeffrey-asylum-sanant...jpg
  • A volunteer helps put together backpacks and bags of personal items for women and children who've been released from immigration detention facilities in Texas. The women have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. After being released in San Antonio, they travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. <br />
<br />
The backpacks and bags are assembled at El Divino Salvador United Methodist Church in San Antonio. The project is sponsored by the Interfaith Welcome Coalition.
    usa-texas-2015-jeffrey-asylum-sanant...jpg
  • Volunteer youth from the United States help build housing for the poor in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They came to Central America under the auspices of the Sierra Service Project.
    honduras-2003-jeffrey-12.jpg
  • Volunteer youth from the United States help build housing for the poor in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. They came to Central America under the auspices of the Sierra Service Project.
    honduras-2003-jeffrey-10.jpg
  • Jane Nampijja weaves bamboo mats in Lukaya, Uganda, where she also participates in a women's savings group. The Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped women here to improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Jane Nampijja weaves bamboo mats in Lukaya, Uganda, where she also participates in a women's savings group. The Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped women here to improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
    Uganda_2015_Jeffrey_women_974.JPG
  • A woman puts on her glasses as she checks her personal accounting in Lukaya, Uganda, where she participates in a women's savings group. The Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped women here to improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • A woman checks her personal accounting in Lukaya, Uganda, where she participates in a women's savings group. The Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped women here to improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • A girl in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
    Uganda_2015_Jeffrey_women_937.JPG
  • A woman checks her personal accounting in Lukaya, Uganda, where she participates in a women's savings group. The Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped women here to improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • A woman who participates in a women's savings group in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
    Uganda_2015_Jeffrey_women_927.JPG
  • A woman who participates in a women's savings group in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Members of a women's savings group pose in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Members of a women's savings group count money as they meet in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Members of a women's savings group count money as they meet in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Members of a women's savings group meeting in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Simon Peter Kaweesi (left), 8, raises his hand in class in the Buyikuuzi Primary School in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. The boy's mother is an enthusiastic participant in the program.
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  • A women's savings group meets in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Simon Peter Kaweesi, 8, in class in the Buyikuuzi Primary School in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. The boy's mother is an enthusiastic participant in the program.
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  • Simon Peter Kaweesi, 8, raises his hand in class in the Buyikuuzi Primary School in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. The boy's mother is an enthusiastic participant in the program.
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  • Children in class in the Buyikuuzi Primary School in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • Children raise their hands in class in the Buyikuuzi Primary School in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
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  • A young woman works on her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women.
    Uganda_2015_Jeffrey_women_805.JPG
  • Matilda Kasirida Lwasa in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This woman is a widow in her 80s. Only one of her four children is still alive.
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  • Matilda Kasirida Lwasa walks through her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This woman is a widow in her 80s. Only one of her four children is still alive.
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  • Matilda Kasirida Lwasa stands on her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This woman is a widow in her 80s. Only one of her four children is still alive.
    Uganda_2015_Jeffrey_women_773.JPG
  • Matilda Kasirida Lwasa works on her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This woman is a widow in her 80s. Only one of her four children is still alive.
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  • Matilda Kasirida Lwasa works on her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This woman is a widow in her 80s. Only one of her four children is still alive.
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  • Sylvia Namaganda reviews her finances in the doorway of her home in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. Namaganda, a widow, cares for her own three children along with four she adopted after her sister died. In the notebook she keeps track of her income and expenses.
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  • Sylvia Namaganda on her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. Namaganda, a widow, cares for her own three children along with four she adopted after her sister died.
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  • Children laugh and play as they walk to school in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children are part of an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted the four children of her sister who died.
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  • Sylvia Namaganda works on her farm in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. Namaganda, a widow, cares for her own three children along with four she adopted after her sister died.
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  • Children walk to school in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children are part of an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted the four children of her sister who died.
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  • Children walk to school in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children are part of an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted the four children of her sister who died.
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  • Sylvia Namaganda helps Margret Namukisa, 10, get dressed for school at their home in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. Namaganda, a widow, cares for her own three children along with four she adopted after her sister died.
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  • Children get dressed for school in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children belong to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • Children package cooked cassava to take with them to school in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children belong to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • Children get dressed for school in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children belong to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • A girl bathes in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This girl belongs to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • Children bathe in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children belong to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • Children bathe in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children belong to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • Children bathe in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. These children belong to an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • A girl sweeps around her home in the morning in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. This girl is part of an extended family, where a widow with three children has adopted four children of her sister who died.
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  • Sylvia Namaganda starts a fire to make tea in the predawn darkness in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. Namaganda, a widow, cares for her own three children along with four she adopted after her sister died.
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  • Sylvia Namaganda starts a fire to make tea in the predawn darkness in Lukaya, Uganda, where the Good Samaritan Women's Project has helped rural women improve their financial literacy, thus improving the quality of life for the women, many of whom are widows who also care for children who lost their parents to AIDS. The program was funded by the Call to Prayer and Self-Denial of United Methodist Women. Namaganda, a widow, cares for her own three children along with four she adopted after her sister died.
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  • Dr. Martina Partelova examines Ajan Amjad in a clinic in a camp for internally displaced persons at Dawodiya in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Mother Selvana Mahmad holds her son. <br />
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More than 600 Yazidi families living in the camp escaped from their communities in the Sinjar region during the attempted genocide by the Islamic State group. Although ISIS was militarily defeated in 2017, camp residents say it's still not safe to return home, nor do they have sufficient resources to rebuild their homes.<br />
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The clinic is run by Saint Elizabeth University's Project for Iraq in Need (STEP-IN), a Slovakia-based organization supported by Caritas and other groups.<br />
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Caritas agencies help provide health care and other services in the camp.
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  • Dr. Martina Partelova examines 2-year old Fadia in a clinic in a camp for internally displaced persons at Dawodiya in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Mother Markaz Smo Hassan holds her daughter. <br />
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More than 600 Yazidi families living in the camp escaped from their communities in the Sinjar region during the attempted genocide by the Islamic State group. Although ISIS was militarily defeated in 2017, camp residents say it's still not safe to return home, nor do they have sufficient resources to rebuild their homes.<br />
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The clinic is run by Saint Elizabeth University's Project for Iraq in Need (STEP-IN), a Slovakia-based organization supported by Caritas and other groups.<br />
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Caritas agencies help provide health care and other services in the camp.
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  • Selvana Mahmad holds her son Ajan Amjad in a clinic in a camp for internally displaced persons at Dawodiya in Iraq's Kurdistan region.<br />
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More than 600 Yazidi families living in the camp escaped from their communities in the Sinjar region during the attempted genocide by the Islamic State group. Although ISIS was militarily defeated in 2017, camp residents say it's still not safe to return home, nor do they have sufficient resources to rebuild their homes.<br />
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The clinic is run by Saint Elizabeth University's Project for Iraq in Need (STEP-IN), a Slovakia-based organization supported by Caritas and other groups.<br />
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Caritas agencies help provide health care and other services in the camp.
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  • Jennis Tejera, El Tule, Olancho: We began working together a year ago, with support from World Renew and INFOP. There are twelve women in our group, we got trained to make different types of bread and cake, and biscuits and snacks, new types of baking that we weren’t used to. We built an oven and we bake together once a month, and we do it to sell the produce, and at the moment we are saving the profits as a group, we’ll decide later what to do with the money, maybe at the end of the year. We’ve never had savings before. Some of us also bake at other times, I bake to sell quite frequently on my own now as well. Women in this area often don’t have their own money, the man has the money, but having our own money, and having savings, in this area, where there are no paid jobs, is a big change for us.
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  • Yanira Lopez helps feed women asylum seekers in a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on December 2, 2015. The women fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. Upon release from detention, they were brought to the shelter, which is run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. Shelter staff and volunteers help the women and children with food, clothing and a secure place to sleep until they can make arrangements for travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. Lopez, herself an asylum-seeker from Guatemala, volunteers at the shelter.
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  • Upon release from detention by U.S. immigration authorities, an asylum seeker and her son relax in a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on December 1, 2015. The boy is enjoying a hair brush that was part of a packet of hygiene products given to the family. The shelter receives women who have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. Upon release from detention, they are brought to the shelter, which is run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. Shelter staff and volunteers help the women and children with food, clothing and a secure place to sleep until they can make arrangements for travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum.
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  • Asylum seekers from Central America are welcomed at a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on December 1, 2015. The shelter receives women who have fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. Upon release from detention, they are brought to the shelter, which is run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. Shelter staff and volunteers help the women and children with food, clothing and a secure place to sleep until they can make arrangements for travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending final decisions on their requests for asylum.
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  • Isabel Zepeda looks on as women asylum seekers make phone calls to their families after arriving at a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on December 1, 2015. The women fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. Upon release from detention, they were brought to the shelter, which is run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. Shelter staff and volunteers help the women and children with food, clothing and a secure place to sleep until they can make arrangements for travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. Zepeda is a volunteer at the shelter.
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  • Luz Varela speaks with women asylum seekers in a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on December 1, 2015. The women fled violence in Central America with their children and were detained by immigration authorities upon their arrival in the United States. Upon release from detention, they were brought to the shelter, which is run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. Shelter staff and volunteers help the women and children with food, clothing and a secure place to sleep until they can make arrangements for travel onward to stay with relatives elsewhere in the U.S., pending a final decision on their request for asylum. Varela is co-coordinator of the shelter.
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  • Two refugee women from El Salvador walk through the airport in San Antonio, Texas, on December 2, 2015. The women fled their homes with their children to escape gang-related violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released with ankle monitors. They stayed briefly in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches, then flew to another location in the U.S. while they await final decisions on their asylum petitions. On the left is Silvia Penado and her son Jacobo, and on the right is Mirna Vasquez and her daughter Catarin.
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  • Silvia Penado (left) and Mirna Vasquez, refugees from El Salvador, sit in the airport in San Antonio, Texas, on December 2, 2015. With Vasquez is her daughter Catarin. The women fled their homes with their children to escape gang-related violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released with ankle monitors. They stayed briefly in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches, then flew to another location in the U.S. while they await final decisions on their asylum petitions.
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  • Two refugee women from El Salvador walk through the airport in San Antonio, Texas, on December 2, 2015. The women fled their homes with their children to escape gang-related violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released with ankle monitors. They stayed briefly in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches, then flew to another location in the U.S. while they await final decisions on their asylum petitions. On the left is Silvia Penado and her son Jacobo, and on the right is Mirna Vasquez and her daughter Catarin.
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  • Mirna Vasquez, a refugee from El Salvador, has her hands swabbed by a TSA official in the airport in San Antonio, Texas, on December 2, 2015. Penado fled El Salvador with her daughter to escape gang-related violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, although she wears an ankle monitors. They stayed briefly in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches, then flew to another location in the U.S. while they await final decisions on their asylum petition.
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  • Mirna Vasquez a refugee from El Salvador, is searched by a TSA official in the airport in San Antonio, Texas, on December 2, 2015. She fled El Salvador with her daughter to escape gang-related violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, although she wears an ankle monitors. They stayed briefly in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches, then flew to another location in the U.S. while they await final decisions on their asylum petition.
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  • Grace Hernandez (right) drives refugees from El Salvador to the airport in San Antonio, Texas, on December 2, 2015. Behind her is Silvia Penado and her son Jacobo, who points excitedly at an airplane. They fled their country to escape gang-related violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, although Penado was required to wear an ankle monitor. They stayed briefly in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches, then flew to another location in the U.S. while they await final decisions on their asylum petitions. Hernandez is a volunteer with RAICES.
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  • A five-year old refugee child holds a doll in San Antonio, Texas. The girl and her mother and two siblings fled Guatemala in 2015 because of violence caused by narcotraffickers. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, after which they stayed in a shelter now run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches.  They have since settled in San Antonio awaiting a final decision on their asylum request.
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  • Yanira Lopez walks her daughter Melany home from school in San Antonio, Texas, on November 30, 2015. Lopez and her three children fled Guatemala early in 2015 to escape violence linked to drug trafficking. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released. Lopez today volunteers at a shelter for refugee families sponsored by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. It's the shelter that hosted her and her children when they were released from detention.
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  • Yanira Lopez walks her daughter Melany home from school in San Antonio, Texas, on November 30, 2015. Lopez and her three children fled Guatemala early in 2015 to escape violence linked to drug trafficking. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released. Lopez today volunteers at a shelter for refugee families sponsored by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. It's the shelter that hosted her and her children when they were released from detention.
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  • Eulalia Miguel and son Cristopher ride a Greyhound bus at night through Texas on December 2, 2015. Miguel and her son fled Guatemala in 2015 because of domestic violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, after which they stayed in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. After that, they traveled by bus to a new location in the United States, where they will live pending a final decision on her request for asylum.
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  • Eulalia Miguel and son Cristopher sleep as they ride a Greyhound bus at night through Texas on December 2, 2015. Miguel and her son fled Guatemala in 2015 because of domestic violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, after which they stayed in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. After that, they traveled by bus to a new location in the United States, where they will live pending a final decision on her request for asylum.
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  • Eulalia Miguel and her son Cristopher pose at a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on December 1, 2015. Miguel and her son fled Guatemala in 2015 because of domestic violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, after which they stayed in the shelter, which is run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. After that, they traveled by bus to a new location in the United States, where they will live pending a final decision on her request for asylum.
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  • Eulalia Miguel and son Cristopher try on clothes at a shelter in San Antonio, Texas, on December 1, 2015. Miguel and her son fled Guatemala in 2015 because of domestic violence. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released, after which they stayed in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. After that, they traveled by bus to a new location in the United States, where they will live pending a final decision on her request for asylum.
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  • Dayanara Lopez and her children Josue Isaac and Genesis pose in the Greyhound Bus Station in San Antonio, Texas, on December 3, 2015. Lopez and her children, along with two teenage nephews, fled Honduras in October 2015 because of domestic violence and threats and assaults against her nephews from gangs. After requesting political asylum in the United States, they were held for several days by immigration officials and then released. The nephews were turned over to their mother, who already lived in the U.S. Lopez and her children stayed at first in a shelter run by the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) and supported by a coalition of San Antonio churches. They then traveled by bus to another location in the U.S. while they await a final decision on their asylum petition.
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