Escape II - A Refuaid Special - Spark

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Part two of our special in aid of the charity Refugee Aid (Refuaid). Today, Spark regular Julie, herself a refugee from two countries, tells how she escaped Hungary and then Romania during the twentieth century. Later, aid worker Pru tells us what life is like for refugees today, as she experienced in the Aegean area of Greece; the island of Samos.If you can spare a fiver, a tenner, to help our chosen charity, please pledge at stories.co.uk/donate. Thank you.We'll be taking a short break over Easter - stay subscribed to get new episodes as soon as they're launched! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode was published on March 15, 2016.

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Part two of our special in aid of the charity Refugee Aid (Refuaid). Today, Spark regular Julie, herself a refugee from two countries, tells how she escaped Hungary and then Romania during the twentieth century. Later, aid worker Pru tells us what...

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