Here's What It's Really Like To Be A Refugee Mom — & Here's What You Can Do To Help
Displacement due to conflict or natural disaster can often disrupt social systems and tear families apart, Jennifer Schlecht, Senior Program Officer of Reproductive Health Programs at the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC), told Romper.
“When a mother chooses to carry her baby on a boat across the Mediterranean, to flee across dangerous terrain, or travel in a truck to cross the dessert, all to resettle in a camp or unfamiliar city, the desperation they must feel is undeniable,” she said. “As a mother, there is not an ounce of me that can imagine the ache one must feel in your heart when making these risky choices.”