The second workshop session that my group attended was From Syria to Scotland: welcoming refugees to Argyll and Bute by Morag Brown. I found it so interesting finding out how refugees are so well supported in this country.
Morag spoke about how, since September last year, families have been arriving from Syria and have been supported financially and emotionally. Help has come from a range of people including local volunteer mentors to donations from across the world.
Morag also mentioned how the school children who are educated with the Syrian refugee children said they were “excited to welcome their new friends”.
I personally thought it was amazing to find out how many people have welcomed refugees which is so open minded and warm hearted of them. Teaching refugees our language should be a main priority as well as supporting them emotionally after the traumatic events in their lives. Morag stated that it was difficult to find college placements for the refugees due to the language barrier. Therefore in my opinion, for families to really feel welcome and part of this country, learning our language well and spending more time on it should be a priority.
Great to hear some good news on this topic. Thanks for blogging on this presentation and highlighting the positives of life in Scotland.