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“I joined a wild-food foraging group, which started me making things with foraged materials,” says Norris. ![]()
Founder of The Refugee Project, Bryan Norris, pictured with craftsmen Remmy Kasongo and his family.
“Years later, speaking about this at a non-profit, I met an unemployed, recently resettled refugee tailor, and I wanted to help.” That refugee was Remmy Kasongo, who, with his family, had spent 15 years in refugee camps. Resettled in Lancaster County, Kasongo found himself with minimal English language ability, limited physical strength, and a lifetime of tailoring skills. Powerfully motivated to find an outlet for Kasongo’s talent, Norris also founded the Refugee Makers Project, which provides skilled refugees with meaningful work commensurate to their experience. “I work with the Amish, the first refugees to Lancaster County in the 1720s, and now the most recent, from Africa,” Norris says. “There is a wonderful lesson in there about immigrants spreading their beautiful culture and craft around the world.”
Above: Hand-crafted fireplace broom made by Amish craftsmen using centuries-old techniques.
Hand-crafted dustpan made of wood and leather by Amish craftsmen.
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