De tweet van Mevan ging gisteren viral, ze zoekt namelijk een man die in de jaren negentig zo lief was om een fiets voor haar te kopen. Het nieuws werd zelfs opgepikt door de BBC maar op Twitter vindt ze uiteindelijk wie ze zoekt.
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1. De tweet van Mevan.
Hi internet, this is a longshot BUT I was a refugee for 5 yrs in the 90s and this man, who worked at a refugee camp near Zwolle in the Netherlands, out of the kindness of his own heart bought me a bike. My five year old heart exploded with joy. I just want to know his name. Help? pic.twitter.com/XzUgHzllYb
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 12, 2019
2. Het bericht wordt vaak geretweet, en Mevan roept op om iedereen te taggen die haar misschien kan helpen met de zoektocht.
Please tag anyone and everyone from the Netherlands! Need to get it onto Dutch twitter somehow! @BeriShalmashi helppp
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 12, 2019
3. Iedereen die ook maar een beetje kan helpen, draagt z’n steentje bij.
My dad worked in several refugee camps right around that time but unfortunately he’s not around anymore. But I’ll give it a RT for sure. Hopefully someone recognizes him.
— Léon (@MOTTENZEDAN) August 12, 2019
4. En dit was Mevan toen ze vijf was.
For those wondering here what five year old Mevan looked like. This was my fifth birthday in the refugee camp in Zwolle. She doesn’t even know that an incredible bike is coming her way aaaany day now! pic.twitter.com/caZ6NGFh55
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 12, 2019
5. Deze Twitteraar roept haar op het verhaal te delen als ze hem gevonden heeft.
Do let us if you were able to make contact, such stories gives us hope in humanity, especially in this time & age
— Nizbit LFC🇲🇦 #6 (@nizbit) August 12, 2019
6. En dan lijkt er in een keer schot in de zaak te komen.
I definitely will! We have one lead but not made contact yet
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 12, 2019
7. En vervolgens mag ze bij verschillende media haar verhaal doen.
Within 2 hours, and 500 RTs later, doing a piece for local news @ds_Zwolle! Thank you all so much! The world feels so big sometimes but today it feels small and full of love. Thank you! pic.twitter.com/iEOFPTfGKg
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 12, 2019
8. Iedereen volgt de zoektocht op de voet.
Does that mean you found him 🥰
— fiona sullivan (@fionasullivan6) August 12, 2019
9. Gisterenmiddag nog geen succes.
Not yet!
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 12, 2019
10. Maar dan komt er gisterenavond dit hoopvolle bericht binnen.
I know the guy… I worked there at the time please sent me a private message.
— ♪♫ Arjen v/d Zee ı◙ı (@Arjen78) August 12, 2019
11. Maar Mevan wil eerst honderd procent zeker weten dat hij het echt is.
Yes! We’re in touch. Arjen did in fact work there but we still don’t know my guys name for certain, or have his contact details! The search is still on.
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 12, 2019
12. En daar is het verlossende woord.
WE FOUND HIM!! A thread 👇👇
After 3000 RTs, 3 news articles, 1 video and thousands of wonderful messages from around the world, @Arjen78 made contact with the family!
Guys, I knew the internet was great but this is something else. https://t.co/H4qmL1uVqQ
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 13, 2019
13. En de man blijkt veel vluchtelingen te hebben geholpen.
Not only did I find him, but I’ve also had other refugees reach out to me and tell me that him and his wife helped them too! Their kindness has touched so many lives. One woman said “they weren’t friends to me, they were family”https://t.co/xMFJiiwktp
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 13, 2019
14. Ze wil ook Sandra nog bedanken.
AND someone else who worked at the camp got in touch, Sandra, she was incredible too, she helped me use a computer for the first time! I now work in tech!
More so than anything I remember these small kindnesses growing up, they helped shape me.https://t.co/RPdpNV2cMf
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 13, 2019
15. En binnenkort zullen ze elkaar in het echt ontmoeten. We zullen dit blog dus updaten als er meer bekend is.
Later today, 24 years later, I get to meet him in person! 😍
Thank you to everyone who made that possible, to every single person who RT’d and to those who sent messages. Special thanks to @Janske1 @Arjen78 @ds_Zwolle.
I will update this thread with how it goes! WISH ME LUCK!
— Mevan | میڤان (@MeAndVan) August 13, 2019
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