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This Woman Helping Refugees In Macedonia Will Warm Your Heart

"No one is helping them."
Jessica Chin
One woman's strength is helping refugees in Macedonia

"I'm doing this because I have never seen so many people on the street.. pregnant women, and babies, and sick old men. No one is helping them."The smiling face that greets refugees when they get to the Greece-Macedonia border is that of Gabriela Andreevska. She welcomes them, feeds them, and sends them on their way to the EU feeling like human beings.Filmed by Matthew CasselFollow our refugee coverage: http://bit.ly/1KYl3vH

Posted by Al Jazeera English on Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Gabriela Andreevska is going out of her way to do something about the refugee crisis.

Andreevska has been visiting refugees near the Greek-Macedonian border, welcoming them with a smile and delivering bags of food and bottled water before sending them on their way.

"I'm doing this because I have never seen so many people on the street .. pregnant women, and babies, and sick old men," she told Al Jazeera English.

"No one is helping them."

The video above by Al Jazeera will put a smile on your face.

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