“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’
“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
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
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
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
A woman finds support in a husband she’s never met. Destiny was living with her mother, uncle, and three younger brothers in South Sudan, helping her mother run a
A Haitian migrant seeking a better life first goes to Brazil and then to Tijuana on his way to the US. He finds his life in Tijuana almost unbearable. Denis,
“I can’t help but wonder what lies ahead.” Suleiman was born into a large family and was sent to live with his grandmother in the countryside when he was
A Haitian migrant shares his journey to Tijuana via Brazil and how he’s found relative success by running his own business. Constant earned a comfortable living driving a public
“Run! Run as fast as you can!” Didas’ family lived in North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He and his three siblings enjoyed a happy childhood with
“They called us The Lost Boys of Sudan.” Achol was the oldest of twelve children. His father raised cattle for a living, and his mother was a farmer. His family’
“The genocide took everyone I loved.” Paul, forty years old, explained that things were good when he was a child in Rwanda. His mother remarried when he was young, so
