Ideas travels – tracing the journey of a Syrian refugee via Whatsapp

Ideas odyssey is one of the many harrowing stories of refugees arriving in Europe. Amsterdam-based journalist Sam Nemeth (himself the son of a Hungarian refugee) befriended Ideas while on holiday on the Greek island Lesbos and stayed in touch via Whatsapp while Ideas made his way across Europe. By tracking his journey and sharing it via social media he attempts to put a human face on the humanitarian crisis happening on the Mediterranean shores.

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Whatsapp screenshot from Mashable‘s report on Ideas journey.

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