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Mevan Babakar | مێڤان
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WE FOUND HIM!! A thread 👇👇 After 3000 RTs, 3 news articles, 1 video and thousands of wonderful messages from around the world,
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made contact with the family! Guys, I knew the internet was great but this is something else.
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Mevan Babakar | مێڤان
@MeAndVan
Hi internet, this is a longshot BUT I was a refugee for 5 yrs in the 90s and this man, who worked at a refugee camp near Zwolle in the Netherlands, out of the kindness of his own heart bought me a bike. My five year old heart exploded with joy. I just want to know his name. Help?
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Mevan Babakar | مێڤان
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Not only did I find him, but I've also had other refugees reach out to me and tell me that him and his wife helped them too! Their kindness has touched so many lives. One woman said "they weren't friends to me, they were family"
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@MeAndVan
Here's why I'm doing all of this... FYI we filmed this within 2 hours of the original tweet 🤯 #internetz twitter.com/De_Stentor/sta…
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Mevan Babakar | مێڤان
@MeAndVan
AND someone else who worked at the camp got in touch, Sandra, she was incredible too, she helped me use a computer for the first time! I now work in tech! More so than anything I remember these small kindnesses growing up, they helped shape me.
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@MeAndVan
For those wondering here what five year old Mevan looked like. This was my fifth birthday in the refugee camp in Zwolle. She doesn't even know that an incredible bike is coming her way aaaany day now!
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Mevan Babakar | مێڤان
@MeAndVan
This is Egbert. He's been helping refugees since the 90s. He was so happy to see me. He was proud that I'd become a strong and brave woman. He said that was his wish for me when I was small. He grows orchids. He has a beautiful family. He said it felt like I'd never left.
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Mevan Babakar | مێڤان
@MeAndVan
Thank you for joining me on this crazy 36 hour (!) journey. We are now coming to it's end. I am completely blown away by the love I have received online. The internet is what we make it. And finally...
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Mevan Babakar | مێڤان
@MeAndVan
Small actions can have big consequences. The kindness that Egbert and his family showed me will stay with me for a lifetime, and it continues to shape me as a person. That's the magical thing about kindness, it doesn't cost anything and it changes the world one person at a time.
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