A group of Syrian men turn waste ground into green space in a effort to give back to the community.
A group of Syrian men have created a community garden for the people who helped them when they first moved to Northern Ireland.Bassam Khalil moved to Portstewart, County Londonderry, in 2019.Before coming to Northern Ireland, Bassam said his life was "very bad" and that there was "no future and no schools" for his children.
Since the summer, they have worked on transforming a patch of waste ground into a garden at the Building Communities Resource Centre . Fergal Quinn, BCRC's ethnic communities officer, said the men wanted to give back after being received and welcomed into the community. "Community works best when it comes together. This empowers them - that, without you, we wouldn't be standing next to this beautiful garden."Project officer David Fleming said: "The purpose is not just for the BCRC but for the whole community, the shops here, the community around Ballymoney and outlying towns.
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