{"id":4702,"date":"2019-01-16T10:33:46","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T15:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/college\/cce\/blog\/?p=4702"},"modified":"2019-01-16T10:33:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T15:33:46","slug":"breaking-the-bubble-refugees-helping-refugees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/college\/cce\/blog\/?p=4702","title":{"rendered":"Breaking the Bubble: Refugees Helping Refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learn about the Rochester refugee community through the work of the remarkable local organization Refugees Helping Refugees.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI lived in a refugee camp for ten years where I promoted girls education and women\u2019s rights. 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