You'll find children from Sudan, China, Palestine – all bearing scars, both physical and emotional, from their nations' wars. More than 500 young people live at Yemin Orde, a 77-acre safe haven for international refugees. Here, they swim, play games, take classes, and eat lunch together at the village dining hall, laughter and voices mingling in the air.

You wouldn't expect to find a place like Yemin Orde in Israel, one of the world's most war-torn countries. But for the last 54 years, boys and girls from dangerous regions all around the world have come to the small village for a second chance at childhood.

"The children who come here are not necessarily Jewish, but we believe all children who reach the shores of Israel are our business," Yemin Orde's director, Dr. Chaim Peri, told BBC News.

Many of the children at Yemin Orde have faced great trauma in their pasts, but in the village, they are provided with opportunities to learn new life and academic skills. Adam, a boy from Sudan, has become an expert in robotics.

"Our mission is to take kids from the margins of society and take them to the margins of leadership," said village official Susan Weijel.

Learn more about this amazing community for refugee children at their website.

Read the whole story.  (BBC News)