Sarah provides insight into what youth can do in their own town to help alleviate the global refugee crisis. Sarah worked to provide aid to the Syrian and Palestinian refugees in Jordan seeking asylum.

A rising senior at Franklin & Marshall College in her hometown of Lancaster, Sarah’s interests in how medicine intersects with policy and access to health care drew her to pursue a Public Health major. Having been highly involved with organizing and serving as a counselor at Muslim Youth of North America (MYNA) retreats, Sarah was eager to help strengthen the Muslim community at F&M by joining the Muslim Students Association, where she is currently president. Sarah tutors McCaskey middle and high schoolers through the Squash ACES program at the Ware Institute for Civic Engagement. In addition, Sarah got to spend some time this past summer in Jordan, where she worked with Helping Hands for Relief and Development to provide aid
to the Syrian and Palestinian refugees seeking asylum. Sarah hopes to provide some insight into what youth can do in their own town to help alleviate the global refugee crisis.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx