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My Desperate Journey by Jenny Maslin
I was excited (and a little nervous) to see what it was all about. I experienced Desperate Journeys as a participant during their launch week and co-founders Ben and Matt asked me to write about my experience.
“Desperate Journeys”, understanding the global refugee crisis through empathy
Empathy Action’s new Refugee immersive experience launches this week to help build understanding and action for the biggest humanitarian crisis since the second world war.
“The Empathy Deficit”
Barack Obama, described how a country must overcome a deficit in empathy to address the needs of those at risk in society.
Empathy with refugees – a volunteer’s reflections
Earlier this year one of Empathy Action’s team, Chris Hix, volunteered in a refugee camp on the Greek island of Leros. He is now helping to research and design EA’s new refugee simulation. Here, Chris shares a few of his reflections on the current situation in Greece.