Cony's Story: "Hundreds and thousands of beautiful kind people working together "

Last week, I found myself feeling completely sad. How can this be happening in a friendly and welcoming Northern Ireland….

The truth is that it happens all the time without our knowledge, communities living in fear, specially around summertime….

The images and the news about the attacks on families, health carers, and other migrants from other parts of the world looking for shelter, safety, education… opened a Pandora’s box. 

My believe in human kindness came back as I saw and participated with different groups, organisations and individuals getting together lending a hand to support and assist in any way we could to alleviate the fear, the need of shelter, basic needs and food of our friends in time of need.

Hundreds and thousands of beautiful kind people working together 24-7 for a week, this experience will stay with me, and I hope I will still be there when needed. It was so, so beautiful and wonderful to see how, when working together so much good we can do.

On a reflecting thought, it has been a revelation for many of the local community to see the reality of the families who came to N.I to feel safe and how health careers live every day. Many friendships, support and kindness are the result - giving so much strength in our adopted land.

Thank you, muchas gracias to you all beautiful humans!