The event that I attended tonight was called Epimonia, and was presented by Mohamed Malim. I attended this on October 16, 2018, and it was located in Stillman Hall 100. Mohamed Malim is from Kenya. He was born in a refugee camp after his parents fled from the civil war in Somalia. Mohamed Malim’s organization supports refugees in America. He makes bracelets from recycled refugee life jackets and donates the money to refugee organizations. He is also hoping to create other products, such as AppleWatch bands, in order to raise even more money for the refugees in American. His company name, Epimonia, means perseverance in Greek. This name is extremely appropriate for this organization because refugees have to persevere in order to make it through their difficult journey. I was extremely touched and inspired by this presentation. It was very eye-opening when he said that he was literally moved to Texas with no resources and his family had to start their life from scratch. It made me feel extremely blessed and lucky to live the life that I have, and also made me want to help the refugee families that are experiencing relocation. His bracelets are sold online, through his Instagram account, and this is a great way to give back to people in need. I have heard about refugees quite frequently throughout my time here at Ohio State, but I have not heard an actual refugee give a presentation before. This felt more personalized and it was great to hear about refugees from the actual perspective of a first-hand refugee. After attending this event, I want to research more on how to support people that are experiencing relocation to new countries. This cannot be an easy process, but if there is any way that I can help, I am eager to do so.