Fatima, a very brave six-year-old, was rescued from the Mediterranean Sea in mid-October along with her family as they attempted the treacherous journey from Libya to Italy aboard an overcrowded rubber raft.
Once rescued, a Red Cross Red Crescent team provided Fatima and the other migrants with urgent medical care, food, water, blankets, clothes, childcare and other essentials to keep them alive on the journey to Europe. Kids are resilient and Fatima is no different. Once se...ttled, she laughed, colored, and brought smiles to the faces of those who had just gone through one of the most traumatizing experiences of their lives.
More than 10,000 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea since 2014. In an effort to prevent these deaths, the Italian Red Cross - Croce Rossa Italiana and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies are funding and working on the Phoenix and Responder rescue vessels alongside MOAS. The American Red Cross has contributed more than $700,000 towards addressing the migration crisis in Europe.
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