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Everyday there is a large group of people, just at the outskirts of the EU that has nothing or little to eat. With only \u20ac 10,- a month we can give 1 person a warm meal. 6 days a week, 25 days a month. Take a look at this place that is a real restaurant. Food on a plate, eating at a table, so different for standing in the mud somewhere with a plastic plate. This restaurant not only fills the stomach but also gives new hope for the future, some sense of belonging, being treated as a human being. Can you help?<\/p>\n
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Meet Sami from Syria, he has been travelling for over a year now and has finally arrived at the EU-border. AlthoughSami would qualify for a refugee status there is no way for him (and his family) to enter the EU. There are no possibilities to apply for asylum. Sami is stuck in Bosnia in a small town called Valika Kledusa right at the border with Croatia. Velika Kledusa is a true border town where most of its inhabitants have property on both sides because of a hastily drawn line between two new countries.<\/p>\n
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Sami isn\u2019t the only one in Velika Kladusa and its surroundings. The Bosnian-Croation border is the last one where one can travel into the EU although most refugees and migrants are caught after several days and send back to Bosnia. This doesn\u2019t happen on a very friendly way. Returnees show wounds and broken bones that spell a clear message \u201cdon\u2019t try this again\u201d.<\/p>\n
There is something of a camp for families, (young) men have to fend for themselves and turn into the most vulnerable group. We\u2019ve seen boys of 16 and older, travelling alone or with a companion they met along the way. There is a group of about 500 people living right outside Velika Kladusa without any facilities.<\/p>\n
There are 2 Ngo\u2019s that make a difference. \u2018No Name Kitchen\u2019 that supplies hot showers for up to 80 people a day. The also hand out clean clothes after the shower and recycle (wash & dry) the old stuff. They also have blankets, sleeping bags en warm winter clothes to withstand the coming winter. Winters are harsh in Bosnia Herzegovina.<\/p>\n
The other Ngo is \u201cSOS Kledusa\u201d. They support in building tents and are experimenting with a simple wooden structure with a floor that is somewhat insolated. It can be made for a little more than \u20ac 100,- and can sleep up to 3 or 4 people. SOS Kledusa also hands out other necessities.<\/p>\n
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4 Bosnian War veterans volunteered to start a small restaurant in the beginning of this year. They know what it\u2019s like to survive a war and sympathize with refugees and migrants.
\nTogether with some of the refugees and migrants they buy, prepare, cook and serve a warm meal six days a week. The spirit is great.<\/p>\n