07-10-2017 03:40 via deseretnews.com

Erasing line between ‘us,’ ‘them’ key to helping refugees, delegates told

MURRAY — Don't give a man a fish, Adamou Mohamed told refugee leaders from across the West. Teach him how to fish. The same principle applies to helping refugees, he said."Everybody cannot speak for you," Mohamed added. "You have to speak for yourself."Nearly two dozen leaders traveled to Utah from nine states for a two-day regional refugee leadership conference hosted by Refugee Congress, a national advocacy organization for refugees and immigrants.Mohamed led the group discussion at the
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