Justice
The School for Young Refugees
In Clarkston, a small suburb of Atlanta, refugee kids settle into their new home at the Fugees Academy.
Afghanistan, Burma, Kosovo, Somalia, Sudan. These are just a few of the war-ravaged countries the students at the Fugees Academy, the nation's only school dedicated to child refugee education, once called home. Today, the Fugees (short for refugees, like the band) are among the 16.7 million men, women, and children who have fled their home countries amid brutal civil wars, political upheaval, and unimaginable humanitarian crises.
By the time they are granted entry to the U.S., they have lost their belongings and their homes. Many have also lost parents, siblings, friends, and neighbors. One watched as his father was executed by the Taliban. Another, a former child solider, was ordered to kill his best friend.