Oromo refugees pay it forward by sponsoring stranger

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Oromo refugees pay it forward by sponsoring stranger

For two decades, Mohamed Dawid said he yearned for an opportunity to guide new refugees in the United States using his own lived experience as an Oromo refugee. And he wasn’t the only one. When he found out about Welcome Corps, he quickly mobilized his community to get involved. “We’re always talking about how we can help people who left their homes behind,” Mohamed said. “How can we save lives for people who are in the same situation that we we…