I have signed up to ride my old bicycle 50km in this year’s Ride for Refugees. This is an international event to raise awareness and funds to support and advocate for refugees all around the world.
I know a tiny bit about being a refugee — my family and I lived in the small West African country of Liberia until a few months after its civil war began in late 1989. We left with only what we could carry. We were priviledged to have Canadian citizenship and a network of friends and family in Canada to help us rebuild our lives.
Most of the 67 million displaced people around the world do not have those luxuries; they must endure endless waiting in camps, wrangling with faceless bureacracies, and starting a new life in a strange land with no resources.
If you would like to sponsor me, visit my sponsorship page.
Canadian donors will receive a tax receipt.