Moving people

Today we moved 1, 220 people. People who arrived to Lesvos within the last 24 hours. We moved them, by bus, to Mytilene. This is a massive success. One week ago, these people were walking the ~65km journey for processing and registration.

And today we gave them some little respite on their long journey.
We worked 18 hours, non-stop. Organising the sick, the women and children first, and then the men. We evolved our processes as we went. Yep, we aren’t professionals. Yep, we haven’t done this (moving refugees) since WWII. But we did what we could. We all do what we can.
And today, it felt like we moved mountains.

One week ago, everyone had to walk from here, and today, we gave them a lift. We had 20 buses of which the International Rescue Committee paid for 12, the UNHCR: 7, and another by the local port police.
Today we moved 1, 220 people. Today we made one drop of difference in an ocean. But every great ocean is made up of but one drop.
Tomorrow, we will not do the same. Tomorrow, we will do more.