About Refugees, By Refugees

Deniz Atay

Deniz Atay Kurdish Turkey THIS STORY IS COMING SOON! One of the ways we support refugees to reclaim their narrative is to conduct interviews in a language interviewees are comfortable…

Yassin Jalloh

Yassin Jalloh Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone “That was my dream, to go to a place I will be safe,” says Yassin Jalloh (18) recalling his flight from Sierra Leone. When…

David Sesay

David Sesay Sierra Leone Sierra Leone David Sesay (22) used to dream of playing football for Sierra Leone. Everything changed though when at just 15 he left home, crossing the…

Abdulai Sesay

Abdulai Sesay Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone THIS STORY IS COMING SOON! One of the ways we support refugees to reclaim their narrative is to conduct interviews in a language interviewees…

Simeon Tarawalie

Simeon Tarawalie Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone THIS STORY IS COMING SOON! One of the ways we support refugees to reclaim their narrative is to conduct interviews in a language interviewees…

Robina

Robina Pakistani Pakistan “My dream: my husband come to UK and be safe,” says Robina (54), an asylum seeker in the UK. As a religious minority in her native Pakistan,…

Abdul Karim Kamara

Abdul Karim Kamara Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone “When I was back home, actually my dream was to become an I.T. specialist,” says Abdul Karim Kamara (19), an asylum seeker from…

Barry Mamadou Seidou

Barry Mamadou Seidou Sierra Leonean Sierra Leone “I have a big dream,” says asylum seeker Barry Mamadou Seidou (pseud, 22). “I want to be educated, have a good job, have…