About Refugees, By Refugees

“I just want the better for them. That’s my dream,” says Moise Kitesia (17) o

f his family. Despite living away from them, in a shelter for minors, he says “my strength, I can say, just my mom and my sister.” The three of them fled the Democratic Republic of Congo following the abduction of his father. “I took his place as a man to help my mother and sister. So I’m just trying to figure a way out that can be like him one day.” Now in Europe, he states, “I’m not doing nothing… I feel like I’m living, but at the same time I’m dying.” Thoughts of his journey to Greece play back in his mind often: “Most of the time I think about it… I was really about to die”. But, he says, “I learn from the pain.” Five years from now “I see myself in a good life,” he says, “because if I don’t fight for it, no one going to do it for me.” And in this, he finds strength. “It gives me hope” which, he reflects, “is what we all want.” For Moise, “It’s just a fight that depend on yourself. That’s it.” Full Story

“I just want the better for them. That’s my dream,” says Moise Kitesia (17) o

f his family. Despite living away from them, in a shelter for minors, he says “my strength, I can say, just my mom and my sister.” The three of them fled the Democratic Republic of Congo following the abduction of his father. “I took his place as a man to help my mother and sister. So I’m just trying to figure a way out that can be like him one day.” Now in Europe, he states, “I’m not doing nothing… I feel like I’m living, but at the same time I’m dying.” Thoughts of his journey to Greece play back in his mind often: “Most of the time I think about it… I was really about to die”. But, he says, “I learn from the pain.” Five years from now “I see myself in a good life,” he says, “because if I don’t fight for it, no one going to do it for me.” And in this, he finds strength. “It gives me hope” which, he reflects, “is what we all want.” For Moise, “It’s just a fight that depend on yourself. That’s it.” Full Story

“I just want the better for them. That’s my dream,” says Moise Kitesia (17) o

f his family. Despite living away from them, in a shelter for minors, he says “my strength, I can say, just my mom and my sister.” The three of them fled the Democratic Republic of Congo following the abduction of his father. “I took his place as a man to help my mother and sister. So I’m just trying to figure a way out that can be like him one day.” Now in Europe, he states, “I’m not doing nothing… I feel like I’m living, but at the same time I’m dying.” Thoughts of his journey to Greece play back in his mind often: “Most of the time I think about it… I was really about to die”. But, he says, “I learn from the pain.” Five years from now “I see myself in a good life,” he says, “because if I don’t fight for it, no one going to do it for me.” And in this, he finds strength. “It gives me hope” which, he reflects, “is what we all want.” For Moise, “It’s just a fight that depend on yourself. That’s it.” Full Story

“I just want the better for them. That’s my dream,” says Moise Kitesia (17) o

f his family. Despite living away from them, in a shelter for minors, he says “my strength, I can say, just my mom and my sister.” The three of them fled the Democratic Republic of Congo following the abduction of his father. “I took his place as a man to help my mother and sister. So I’m just trying to figure a way out that can be like him one day.” Now in Europe, he states, “I’m not doing nothing… I feel like I’m living, but at the same time I’m dying.” Thoughts of his journey to Greece play back in his mind often: “Most of the time I think about it… I was really about to die”. But, he says, “I learn from the pain.” Five years from now “I see myself in a good life,” he says, “because if I don’t fight for it, no one going to do it for me.” And in this, he finds strength. “It gives me hope” which, he reflects, “is what we all want.” For Moise, “It’s just a fight that depend on yourself. That’s it.” Full Story

“I just want the better for them. That’s my dream,” says Moise Kitesia (17) o

f his family. Despite living away from them, in a shelter for minors, he says “my strength, I can say, just my mom and my sister.” The three of them fled the Democratic Republic of Congo following the abduction of his father. “I took his place as a man to help my mother and sister. So I’m just trying to figure a way out that can be like him one day.” Now in Europe, he states, “I’m not doing nothing… I feel like I’m living, but at the same time I’m dying.” Thoughts of his journey to Greece play back in his mind often: “Most of the time I think about it… I was really about to die”. But, he says, “I learn from the pain.” Five years from now “I see myself in a good life,” he says, “because if I don’t fight for it, no one going to do it for me.” And in this, he finds strength. “It gives me hope” which, he reflects, “is what we all want.” For Moise, “It’s just a fight that depend on yourself. That’s it.” Full Story

“I just want the better for them. That’s my dream,” says Moise Kitesia (17) o

f his family. Despite living away from them, in a shelter for minors, he says “my strength, I can say, just my mom and my sister.” The three of them fled the Democratic Republic of Congo following the abduction of his father. “I took his place as a man to help my mother and sister. So I’m just trying to figure a way out that can be like him one day.” Now in Europe, he states, “I’m not doing nothing… I feel like I’m living, but at the same time I’m dying.” Thoughts of his journey to Greece play back in his mind often: “Most of the time I think about it… I was really about to die”. But, he says, “I learn from the pain.” Five years from now “I see myself in a good life,” he says, “because if I don’t fight for it, no one going to do it for me.” And in this, he finds strength. “It gives me hope” which, he reflects, “is what we all want.” For Moise, “It’s just a fight that depend on yourself. That’s it.” Full Story