Name: Will Mankins

Social Justice Group: Humanitarian aid to victims of war (C)

Date of Fieldwork: February 13, 2025

Name of Organization and person (people) with whom you met and their title(s):White Helmets Documentary

What I did and what I learned about my topic, activism, social justice work or civil and human rights work from this fieldwork:

Theo and I watched a documentary called The White Helmets about a humanitarian aid group that worked during the Syrian Civil War. About 1,200 of the White Helmets worked at 120 different locations. Throughout the war, they saved about 53,000 people, including 14,000 children. While doing this job, they lost about 130 different White Helmets. Watching this documentary has truly shown me how many people can be saved even with so few people over just about a decade. I have learned that just a couple of dollars can save thousands of lives.