# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CfCaryku88a
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11680245-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/ee067dc0cb.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-06-20T18:50:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photos by Muhammed Muheisen mmuheisen | In March I spent three weeks at the border of Romania and Ukraine to document some of the stories of the people who fled the war in Ukraine. 

Seen here: Yulia, a Ukrainian refugee, comforts her daughter, Katya; three-year-old refugee, Andriy; refugees wait to board a train; Diana, a four-year-old, sits in a bus with her mother; and last, a photograph with the name "Mia" written on it was left by a tent near the border.

Behind the word "refugees" are people—forced to leave their homes and hopes, their families and memories, in search of a new, safe home. Behind the word "refugees" are mothers and fathers, grandparents and grandchildren. Nobody leaves their home unless they're forced to—that's what I try to show in my images. 

During these weeks, I was humbled to join a team from the Everyday Refugees Foundation to give a hand to people fleeing the war. For more photos of the refugee crisis, follow me mmuheisen mmuheisenpublic. For more on how to get involved, follow everydayrefugees. #MuhammedMuheisen #EverydayRefugees #WorldRefugeeDay #MakingaDifference

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 95,804
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 513

## Tags

muhammedmuheisen, worldrefugeeday, makingadifference, everydayrefugees

---
Copyright (c) Gondola