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Rogue Valley Native Reports On Helping Syrian Refugees

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The world gasped at the picture of the Syrian boy, Omran Daqneesh, covered in dirt and blood after his home was bombed in Aleppo.  It's clear why people want to leave Syria. 

But it's harder to make the world understand, and harder still to get countries to welcome the refugees. 

Taylor Olson-Hill worked in a refugee camp in Greece; she tells about her workin a talk today (November 10) at Southern Oregon University.  She sits for an interview before her talk.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.