Red Cross stories
Red Cross stories
Read our stories filled with humanity, resilience and the spirit of volunteering. They show how your support is helping vulnerable people in New Zealand and around the world.
25 November 2021
Huge Hanes new clothing donations a warm welcome for former refugees
It’s the little things that can make a big difference — and if you’re a former refugee arriving in a new home country, that might just be a fresh pair of socks or a warm new hoodie.
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2 November 2021
Kitset cabins and collegial connections
Ngun Kung has travelled a long way to achieve his dream of a simple, stable life. After being forced to flee his home country several years ago, he couldn’t be happier with where he wound up.
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14 October 2021
“I didn’t give up. I kept smiling.”
Growing up as a former refugee in Aotearoa was not always easy for Fatima Mohammad, but this quick-witted, charming young woman has never let her difficulties dampen her spirits.
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1 October 2021
The power of perseverance
Lian’s journey from farmhand to franchisee was riddled with difficulties, but this former refugee’s determination and unwavering self-belief has never let him down.
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6 July 2021
From Syria to Aotearoa: The tales of four women who survived the bombs
Imagine one day, the walls of your home start shaking, the sounds of our tūī are replaced by those of loud explosions, fresh air changes to the smell of burning and death, and blue skies are hidden behind grey smoke. Imagine Aotearoa is no longer safe. Bullets and bombs have become the new normal. What would you do?
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