And, thanks to a few simple initiatives, the refugees have not only been integrated but enabled.
But that's 3,000 fewer children a day than were dying five years ago, thanks to Global Handwashing Day, a simple lifesaving initiative that celebrates it's fifth anniversary today.
The simple initiative is, for the Orthodox Jewish community from which the arsonists came, very counter-intuitive, as the view of Christianity as idolatry is rather prevalent.
This simple initiative, where sticker-lined stairs carry messages like encouraging to "Take one more step, you are nearly there" can make a real difference to people's lives and health.
It's up to employers to implement simple initiatives that enable those returning to immediately feel like a member of the team again.
Making incremental progress on relatively simple initiatives can help foster the trust and optimism needed to tackle more challenging goals at a later date.
Simple initiatives like those in Ukraine, promoted by the civil society organisation Turbota pro Litnih v Ukraini encourage older people to take an active role in improving public transport services, extending bus routes to poorly-served districts, and relocating bus stops so that local health centres can be easily accessed.
"Simple initiatives like offering business rate discounts for independents and entrepreneurs, refusing Out of Town planning approval, and scrapping parking charges, will go a long way in helping our high streets," Ms Portas added.
Simple initiatives can be taken to visibly display support for the LGBT community.
In the past 20 years, I've seen simple initiatives made difficult.
