Stuck in Transit to a Better Life
“I do not want to adapt here, honestly. We want to go abroad.” We met Samer for the first time in 2019, three years after his arrival in Jordan. In
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Bent but Not Broken
“You are this tree, standing on solid ground.” When we met Fatima for the first time, we could see for ourselves how strong she was amidst the challenges she faced
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Fortitude and Resourcefulness Are Not Enough
“What kills you is that you cannot do anything legally here.” Khalil, a 40-year-old Syrian man, was one among the most entrepreneurial participants that we met during this research. A
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Survival as an Outsider
“Is it because we are Black that our lives are so dark?” If you spoke to Ali over phone, you would never be able to guess that he is not
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My Mother, My Hero
“There were so many children like us who were clinging to life.” Millicent was born in South Sudan and lived in Lorema with her twin sister, three other siblings, and
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Home Is Where You Are
“Everything seemed to be happening so fast and I had no control over any of it.” Joseph and his family once lived in a semi-permanent home in North Kivu where
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If You’re Uncomfortable, You Can Go
“Going home? I would rather die.” Zara loved her life in Ethiopia. She was in love. She and her husband had four perfect children, three girls and one boy. Both
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From the Frying Pan into the Fire
“For a long time, we would dig holes and bury the money inside.” Droughts, inflation, looting, and violence in Somalia forced Ali’s mother’s tea stall and his father’
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Lost Aden (Paradise)
“It is very difficult to prepare for the future without knowing what is going to happen to you and when.” Farah is a 35-year-old woman from Aden, Yemen. “Aden,” the
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Somalia or Not-Somalia?
The confusion of escaping civil war and not knowing where your country ends and another begins. The confusion of escaping civil war and not knowing where your country ends and
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Adapting Is the Toughest Thing.
A student adjusts to the financial and cultural challenges of living on his own for the first time. Antoine arrived in Tunisia on a scholarship from Ivory Coast. Though grateful
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They Want to Know if I’m Like Them or Not
A gregarious university student goes to study in a small town in Tunisia on a scholarship and gets by through the power of building networks. When he wins a government-funded
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