Charlotte and David Willner (top picture) are parents living in America with their two year old daughter. They saw pictures of distressed children who were being separated from their parents in refugee camps in America and decided to try and help. They set up a crowdfunding page on facebook with a target of raising $1,500 to pay for one lawyer to help one child reunite with their family.
Within one week the facebook page has raised $20 million from hundreds of thousands of people in America donating money.
David said, "It was clear we had touched a nerve and people cared about this."
All the money is going to RAICES Refugee and Immigrant Centre for Education and Legal Services in Texas. They say this campaign has raised more money than the service has ever seen.
Charlotte says, "These families matter, these individual children matter, and if we can make a difference for one of them, if we can make a difference for many of them, that's worth it."
What do you see in the pictures
Where do you think the pictures were taken?
Who do you think the people are?
How are the families in the pictures similar, how are they different?
explain the story
- What is a refugee?
- How does a person become a refugee?
- How are David and Charlotte different to refugees today?
- David and Charlotte live thousands of miles away from the Mexican border and do not know any of the families there. Their lives are very different so why are they trying to help?
- Why does Charlotte say, "these families matter"?
- David and Charlotte wanted to raise $1,500 but have raised $20 million in one week. How has this happened?
- Why do you think so many people in America are giving money to refugees they have never met, who may have different culture, language, skin colour?
- What does this show about many people in America today?
- What can we learn from David and Charlotte?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
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