Dana Sachs is a journalist and author of four books, both fiction and nonfiction. She is a cofounder of the U.S.-based aid group Humanity Now, which raises funds for grassroots relief efforts. https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/contributor/dana-sachs/rss en Refugee Voices Solutions Thu, 10 May 2018 11:10:00 +0000 Dana Sachs https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/05/10/how-refugees-power-a-grassroots-aid-movement https://www.newsdeeply.com/refugees/articles/2018/05/10/how-refugees-power-a-grassroots-aid-movement At the height of refugee arrivals to Europe, Greek and foreign volunteers plugged vital gaps in the aid response. Two years later, relief groups are increasingly dependent on the volunteerism of refugees and migrants themselves, writes author and volunteer Dana Sachs.