Reem Hameed: Private Sponsors

Hameed Dept: Hameed, who lives in Richmond Hill, Ont., is among hundreds of private sponsors, including church and community groups, who have agreed to support refugees from Iraq, according to CBC. "She was just shaking. It is so difficult for her," Hameed says, barely holding back tears. "They are just waiting for any hope and begging us, don't leave us alone." Reem Hameed desperately scours the internet each day for news about her sister and other Iraqi refugees who have been accepted to come to Canada but who are now trapped by the conflict in Syria. But hundreds of the refugees, including Hameed's sister, Lula, and her two sons, are now caught in the growing violence in Syria. Hameed says the danger grows every day. Last month, two large explosions damaged her sister's home. The explosion also hit a bus that Lula's son normally takes to school. Waiting for hope (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.