By Jessica Martin There is a Swahili proverb that says, “Where there are many, nothing goes wrong.” One could almost believe that someone sitting inside the African Hope Learning Centre (AHLC) wrote this proverb because it perfectly describes the atmosphere one encounters there. Walking up to the relatively small villa, it is difficult to believe that this building houses nearly 400 students on a daily basis. But what’s even more unimaginable is knowing that these kids are forcibly brought to Egypt due to war, violence and persecution in their home countries. Yet the closer you get to the villa, the sounds of children laughing, playing, and learning take over and the evidence of their suffering begins to fade. These few hundred kids and their respective families are actually only a small fraction of the entire refugee population. The United Nations estimates that currently there are at least 125,000 African refugees and asylum seekers living in Egypt with less than half of those receiving assistance. This leaves many displaced individuals and families without options, and often, without the hope of any certainty in their future. For many refugees and asylum seekers,…
