Iskashitaa Refugee Network is a group in Tucson that works to reduce food waste in Southern Arizona while connecting refugees to resources and a sense of community.
The group harvests food every Monday and Friday. On Wednesdays, they participate in a garden and art program.It’s a universal language—not the language of music but the language of kindness.
“I think everyone here, that's just the mentality that we go into it. Kindness, compassion and patience with each other,” said Iskashitaa’s Refugee Garden and Art Coordinator, Chris Destiche.“We do two main things, connecting refugees to resources and building a sense of community for them and also cutting down on food waste-- which is a big problem around Tucson,” said Destiche.“I come from Kenya. Before Kenya, my country is Afghanistan,” said Ali.“I think they are my family,” said Ali.
When the group isn’t harvesting, they’re doing activities like music or decorating bricks for their next garden.The refugees come from different countries and speak different languages, but they still provide support for each other because kindness is a universal language.Faith Abercrombie is a reporter for KGUN 9. Before coming to KGUN, Faith worked as a videographer for the Phoenix Children's Hospital Foundation and as a reporter and producer on the youth suicide documentary,"Life is.
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