Elena is 43 years old and lives in Athens. A few months ago, she offered foster care to 16-year-old Anousheh from Afghanistan. Anousheh had found herself alone in Greece, having lost her family in the sea passage from Turkey. Elena recounts:<\/p>\n
“At first, Anousheh was very sad. She would spend hours alone in her room, not feeling like eating or talking. I took her for a walk in the park. Another day, we went to the mountain. I tried to communicate with her. I showed her pictures from when I was at her age. I asked her to teach me some words in her language and for the first time I saw her laughing! I suggested that we cooked together a new recipe. I introduced her my little niece, who gave her, as a small present, her bracelet. As time went by, we discovered many things in common. Gradually, her joy of life was reborn and a smile returned to her face…”<\/p>\n
Today, Anousheh is reunited with her uncle and lives in another EU country. She keeps in touch with Elena, the woman who stood by her side as a mother, at the hardest moment of her life.<\/p>\n
METAdrasi’s activity “Foster Care for Unaccompanied Children<\/a>” is supported by UNHCR<\/a>, with co-funding by the European Commission<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"