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<\/a>The lecture will cover activities the organization has participated in with the Syrian refugee community in Toledo, as well as volunteer and community engagement opportunities UT students can get involved in. <\/p>\nIn 2014 when refugees began coming to the United States from Syria, Marah and Farrah noticed that a number of them did not have a student organization to spread awareness about what was happening in their country or to be a social support system. In 2016, they created an independent organization, but in 2017 teamed up with the national organization Students Organize for Syria and became a chapter.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a large refugee community in Toledo and by learning and participating in the various opportunities we offer, students will learn how to interact with this population and gain a new insight into a different culture,\u201d Marah said. <\/p>\n
Attendees will gain insights to refugees\u2019 backgrounds, including their culture, as well as some of the hardships they face in their everyday lives. <\/p>\n
\u201cStudents will learn about the volunteering opportunities that involve a direct interaction with the refugees such as our Family Education Program in which volunteers gain an invaluable experience through interacting with refugee children that speak a different language, lived through the war, and lost many years of education,\u201d Farrah said. \u201cInterested students can also participate as a tutor in this program for credit hours under the Department of World Languages and Cultures or the Jesup Scott Honors College.\u201d<\/p>\n