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Ayer tuve la oportunidad para reunirme con refugiados colombianos que viven en Quito. Es emocionante escuchar las historias de lucha. Todos hablaron de sus deseos para un futuro sano y tranquilo. Una joven de 16 años es una inspiración. Es muy difícil para los niños colombianos estudiar en Ecuador. Aún si se consiga matricularse, la discriminación por Los estudiantes y profesores es común. Por lo tanto, es difícil para una Colombiana hacer amigos y recibir la recognición que le corresponda. Sin embargo, esta colombiana afrodecendiente está determinada a superar a pesar de la discriminación y mal trato

Yesterday I had the opportunity to meet with Colombian refugees that live in Quito. It is very moving to listen to their stories of struggle. They spoke of their desires for a healthy and tranquil future. One 16-year-old girl was an inspiration. It is very hard for Colombian children to study in Ecuador. Even if they are able to enroll, the discrimination by students and teachers is common. Nevertheless, this afro-Colombian teenager is determined to overcome the discrimination and abuse.

Hoy visitamos a refugiados colombianos y ciudadanos ecuatorianos en el cantón de San Lorenzo. Fuimos recibidos por un grupo de refugiados quienes cantaron, tocaron música, recitaron Versos y nos invitaron a bailar. Fue un momento de alegría compartida en el medio de una lucha para sobre vivir. Para la mayoría no hay trabajo. Pero sientan mas seguros. Los San Lorenzeños los reciben como hermanos. Desafortunadamente, hay pocos recursos para el pueblo que ha aumentado de 20 mil a 70 mil habitantes de Los cuales 30 mil son colombianos.

Today we visited Colombian refugees and Ecuadorian citizens in the country of San Lorenzo. We were received by a group of refugees that sang and played music, recited poetry, and invited us to dance. It was a moment of joy shared in the midst of a fight for survival. For the majority there is no work. But they do feel safer. The people of San Lorenzo receive them as brothers. Unfortunately, there are few resources for the town that has seen its population go from 20,000 to 70,000 thousand inhabitants; 30,000 of them Colombian.

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