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Sasha Chanoff is an American aid organizer and humanitarian based in Somerville, Massachusetts〔 who is notable for rescuing thousands of refugees in Africa.〔(Inspired by relatives, he’s doing a world of good for refugees ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "...Sasha Chanoff spent the past decade rescuing recent victims of the world’s deadliest persecutions.〕〔Cynthia Rockwell, April 1, 2013, Wesleyan University, (Chanoff ’94 Garners National Attention for Sudanese Refugees ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "...Sasha Chanoff ’94 and the organization he founded, RefugePoint,..."〕 Chanoff founded a humanitarian assistance organization for refugees, called RefugePoint,〔December 24, 2013, Doug Moore, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (Daughter reunited with family in St. Louis after nearly a decade ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "...On the train, Sasha Chanoff, founder and executive director of RefugePoint, ..."〕 which identifies endangered people,〔 often children, generally in Africa, and provides assistance to them.〔 Generally this involves coordinating their resettlement,〔LARISA EPATKO, June 20, 2014, PBS Newshour, (Meet ‘Claude,’ one of many displaced children seeking refuge in cities ), Accessed July 6, 2014〕 by providing logistics including food and money, and working with immigration authorities in countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere.〔 He enlists the help of the mass media to encourage donations as well as increase public awareness of the numerous problems facing refugees.〔 For example, he was instrumental in getting RefugePoint featured prominently on the American TV news documentary program ''60 Minutes'' in 2013.〔 Chanoff believes resettlement is a vastly superior alternative to refugee camps, since re-settled refugees can support themselves and "get on with their own lives".〔 He views his role as a humanitarian relief organizer to "attempt to help everyone in need."〔Ashoka, Forbes Magazine, ('The Moth' Teaches A Thing Or Two About Storytelling: Setting Up The Stakes ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "...For example, Sasha Chanoff of RefugePoint ... recognized that his duty ... to help everyone in need..."〕 His organization helps refugees in other ways, such as finding out whether the refugee's relatives are alive and where they are located, and passing along this information to the refugee.〔June 22, 2014, Perla Trevizo, Arizona Star, (For Lost Boy, finding life's pieces was half the journey ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "..just knowing their mother or father is alive has been one of the most important parts of their lives.."〕 In 2014, he was instrumental in helping to rescue 3500 boys from Sudan and 89 girls,〔Editor, May 3, 2014, KCUR News, 89.3 FM, (Taking The Plight Of Refugees To The White House ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "...Sasha Chanoff, founder and executive director of RefugePoint, and Yar Ayuel, one of 89 girls who came to the U.S. with the 3,500 Lost Boys of Sudan, will meet with President Obama and the First Lady tomorrow. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)..."〕〔''From Africa to America: The Journey of a Lost Boy of Sudan'', Joseph Akol Makeer, 2007, Tate Publishing, (), Accessed July 6, 2014, (see page 85) "...Sasha Chanoff, a thirty-year old white man from Boston..."〕 and he met with United States president Barack Obama with these rescued children.〔Friday, May 2, 2014, 90.9 WBUR (Boston's NPR station), (Taking The Plight Of Refugees To The White House ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "...Sasha Chanoff, founder and executive director of RefugePoint, and Yar Ayuel, one of 89 girls who came to the U.S. with the 3,500 Lost Boys of Sudan, will meet with President Obama and the First Lady tomorrow. (Jesse Costa/Here & Now)..."〕 In 2006, he founded the organization called Mapendo, which was renamed RefugePoint in 2011, to aid at-risk and obscure African refugee groups.〔September 28, 2004, PBS, (Interviews: In Search of a Durable Solution ), Accessed July 6, 2014, "...June 2007 UPDATE: Sasha Chanoff founded Mapendo International..."〕 Mapendo helped to evacuate more than 10,000 refugees from Sudan, Kenya, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.〔 He explained: ==Early life== Chanoff was born in Finland.〔 His great grandparents escaped from pogroms in Russia.〔 Many of his relatives died in the Holocaust half a century later.〔 He explained: He moved to the United States and graduated from Wesleyan University.〔 Chanoff received a bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University,〔 and a masters degree in Humanitarian Assistance through a joint degree program at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.〔 Chanoff is a dual United States and Finnish citizen and speaks Finnish, German, French, and Swahili. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sasha Chanoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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