Social connections making migration affordable and worthwhile. The Indian restaurant, down the street from Quito’s Spanish Consulate and a private visa assistance company, is huge. It is two stories
Where one sees challenges, Rosa sees opportunities. We met Rosa, a 30 to 35-year-old Venezuelan woman, with her son and partner in their restaurant in La Florida, a Quito neighborhood
A “black sheep” in Ecuador navigates a the landscape of working as a migrant. David is a 33-year-old man from Venezuela who has spent five years in Ecuador with his
“We are waiting here until we leave. Until that time, the idea is to avoid getting into any trouble.” It is stories like that of Khaled that give hope to
“The giving hand is more blessed than the receiving hand.” Ismail, now twenty-nine, arrived in Jordan in December 2010 fleeing forceful recruiting of young men by the terrorist groups in
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
