“Hello / Assalam Alaikum, My name is Bayan, I am from Syria, and in 2016 I arrived in Greece with my family. When the war started, my life turned upside down. For four years we moved from one place to another in Syria, escaping from the bombing by the military and ISIS. After a terrifying escape we managed to reach Turkey, then we continued on to Europe through the Aegean sea: to Chios island, then to Athens, and finally to Thessaloniki. Currently, I am a refugee in Greece; w

This is Haneen, one of the wonderful students at the UHAF school in Thessaloniki. Having arrived on Greek shores, refugee kids and teenagers need places like UHAF where they can feel safe, surrounded by peers and adults who understand what they’ve been through. This has a hugely positive impact on their mental health and wellbeing, which is why we are proud to be supporting the students and refugee teachers at UHAF school this Ramadan, and especially this #MentalHealthAwarene