Refugee Story
Pedro · Guatemala
The Journey: I've Learned to Be Grateful for Everything
Immigration is tough, very tough.
Natalie · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belonging: Undeniable
I want them to dream, to know that we can do it too.
Elizabeth
Work is Scarce and Then There Are The Gangs
To think of the danger it was to leave my country, to come here, is less than to know that my daughter could have died that day.
Rawah · Iraq
Here I Can Make My Own Future
Here I can make my own life
Godspower · A West African Country
My Father Was a Society Man
I told him I was a Christian, that I could not follow him into secret society.
Rita · Iraq
I Wanted to Be in Charge of My Destiny
In America, people follow their dreams
Wilmot & Maddie Collins · Liberia
I'm Here To Listen
Wilmot Collins - Mayor of Helena, Montana
Greece
Bangladesh
Mehrullah · Afghanistan
The Journey: We Were So Afraid
Our three-year-old boy was lost on the other side.
Pat · A West African Country
The Journey: My Heart Felt Dead
So the man started flogging me. See the scars? All over my body!
Afghanistan
Norina - Afghan from Iran · Iran
I Just Want to Be Free
I had no rights, no freedom to choose my path.
Edress - Afghan from Iran · Iran
Arrival: Mental Health
"Refugees experience all kinds of trauma prior to, during, and after their journeys to safety..."
Rohingya Child - Unaccompanied Children · Myanmar
Arrival: Physical Health
"Refugees have often known extreme hunger, sleeplessness, frostbite, sunstroke, ... various sicknesses and ailments that have gone untreated during long periods preceding their flight and during the journey itself..."
Stateless Refugees - Cox Bazaar · Myanmar
Arrival: Limbo
"Of the 71 million forcibly displaced people in the world, 41 million are displaced within their own countries..."
Rasheeda · Iran
The Journey: What We Carry
I pray most of all for my children who are still in Afghanistan and Iran.
Haniah - West Africa · Ghana
Arrival: Law
"He left me with two babies and went to Libya ... I wemt to Libya, but I didn't find him."
Saheba - AFghan from Iran · Iran
Arrival
"I only want to be treated like a human being. I just want to be free and to live in peace and safety..."