Women

We left our country because the Taliban tried to kill my husband several times.

With the annexation of Crimea, there was a great deal of fear and fighting. Vitalii and Lidiia wanted a better life for their children.

Wife, mother of three. Now a refugee seeking a better future for her family.

I brought my daughters here for their sake

I just want to live in a safe place where everyone can live in peace.

Sakina’s favorite thing about being in America is that it is safe and she gets to go to school.

In September 2016, Mohaned & Zainab arrived in Binghamton, Alabama with nothing.

In Iraq, Zainab was a stay-at-home mom and Mohaned was a taxi driver.

It’s the situation that is the horrible… thing. It’s not the people in it.

Our inherent value and worth as human beings.

The Boat was Sinking

I know I have to start and build a new life from the beginning.

Art to help refugees

​Ualda comes from a world where it is dangerous for a woman to be educated or outspoken.

Our greatest weapon against all workers of terror is love.

I came from Syria from the city of Aleppo. I was a math teacher in Aleppo’s high schools.

If peace returns to Afghanistan one day, we will definitely go back. I had a peaceful and good life there. I had a house and a job.

I am from Afghanistan and I am 18 years old. I want to tell my story of my journey to Europe.

They live in uncertainty, but are remarkably resilient and cheerful in bad conditions. They hold up the best they can, and cling to the most important things - loved ones, faith, and hope.

We had an 8-year-old daughter, which the Taliban came and kidnapped from in front of our house.