Puppet makes cross-Europe trek to support child refugees


  • World
  • Wednesday, 29 Sep 2021

Little Amal, a 3.5 metre-tall puppet depicting an unaccompanied Syrian refugee, is seen in Bains des Paquis in Geneva, Switzerland, September 28, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

GENEVA (Reuters) - A 3.5-metre (11.5 ft)-tall puppet depicting a Syrian refugee girl arrived in Geneva on Tuesday as part of an 8,000-km (4,970-mile) walk across Europe to raise awareness of the plight of young refugees.

"Little Amal" -- which means 'hope' in Arabic -- started her journey on July 27 in Gaziantep, Turkey, near the Syrian border. After her stop in Geneva, she will continue toward her last stop in the northern English city of Manchester.

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