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Saint-Nazaire

Patrice Quélard in Saint-Nazaire, France. In 2016, Quélard co-founded the Citizen’s Initiative to Help the Refugees of Saint Nazaire. The city has welcomed around 200 refugees as part of the EU’s relocation program.

This small French city wants to be a good home for refugees

December 27, 2017Conflict

Saint-Nazaire is famous for its shipyards. But the small city on the coast of Brittany in western France is also becoming known for something else — the welcome it gives to refugees.

Members of the Noh family in Ritsona refugee camp in Greece in May 2016.

This Yazidi family escaped genocide in Iraq. Their next challenge is building a life in France.

December 21, 2017Conflict

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