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No one better represents the “unthinkable” spirit than Sara and Yusra Mardini, both named last year in Time Magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World." As young women fleeing the Syrian civil war in 2015, the sisters swam for hours in the Mediterranean Sea to pull their overcrowded boat and fellow passengers to safety. Their harrowing experience as refugees led them to become global leaders for migrants’ rights—and for Yusra, to swim for the first-ever refugee team at the Olympics in 2016 and again in 2020. And in 2017, Yusra was appointed the youngest-ever UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador. While volunteering in search & rescue operations for migrants in Greece in 2018, Sara was arrested, jailed in pre-trial detention for months, and to this day faces 25 years imprisonment for her humanitarian work. Recently, Yusra has established her own charitable foundation, The Yusra Mardini Foundation, which supports young people and refugees through sports programs and humanitarian assistance. Floyd Jones, Givebutter’s Director of Community and Partnerships, will speak with Sara and Yusra about their incredible story, unwavering spirit, and vision for a better world in the face of unimaginable obstacles.