Uploaded June 2022 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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When asked her favourite thing about her mum, 15-year-old Nour Alsaleh says without hesitation: it’s her smile. She sees in it the strength it took her mother, Chadia, to leave war-torn Syria to raise her children in safety in the United Kingdom.

When forced to flee Syria, Chadia and her children could only carry so much, but they bring so many intangible gifts to their new community in the UK: hopes and dreams, experiences and talents, traditions and family stories, resilience and determination.

Watch as Chadia and Nour interview one another about their memories of Syria, adjusting to life in the UK, and the hopes and dreams they’ve carried throughout their journey.

The International Rescue Committee helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and regain control of their future.

This World Refugee Day (June 20), and every day, welcome refugees and all that they bring to your community.

LEARN MORE at Rescue-UK.org/WorldRefugeeDay