About Refugees, By Refugees

Before arriving in Spain, Oussama Azzouz’s (30) dreams were to study, have a good job, travel and

be close to his family. “To live the life of young people, to be content, to be well and to be very happy,” he recalls. But a lack of economic opportunity in Morocco made him leave his home country. Coming to Europe was a difficult experience, particularly without documents: “I thought that this would be something easy and that I could handle it very quickly, but after arriving here… I felt alone, alone in the world.” But Oussama finds joy, hope and happiness through volunteer work at the shelter he lives in, and draws strength from family and friends: “My strength has always been the love of my family. That was indeed a great emotional resource for me… And also the love of my friends here, because a lot of people want to see me well.” In the future, he dreams of returning to his family, “to feel their love again and to feel their presence and also to contribute to improving this world.” Full Story

Before arriving in Spain, Oussama Azzouz’s (30) dreams were to study, have a good job, travel and

be close to his family. “To live the life of young people, to be content, to be well and to be very happy,” he recalls. But a lack of economic opportunity in Morocco made him leave his home country. Coming to Europe was a difficult experience, particularly without documents: “I thought that this would be something easy and that I could handle it very quickly, but after arriving here… I felt alone, alone in the world.” But Oussama finds joy, hope and happiness through volunteer work at the shelter he lives in, and draws strength from family and friends: “My strength has always been the love of my family. That was indeed a great emotional resource for me… And also the love of my friends here, because a lot of people want to see me well.” In the future, he dreams of returning to his family, “to feel their love again and to feel their presence and also to contribute to improving this world.” Full Story

Before arriving in Spain, Oussama Azzouz’s (30) dreams were to study, have a good job, travel and

be close to his family. “To live the life of young people, to be content, to be well and to be very happy,” he recalls. But a lack of economic opportunity in Morocco made him leave his home country. Coming to Europe was a difficult experience, particularly without documents: “I thought that this would be something easy and that I could handle it very quickly, but after arriving here… I felt alone, alone in the world.” But Oussama finds joy, hope and happiness through volunteer work at the shelter he lives in, and draws strength from family and friends: “My strength has always been the love of my family. That was indeed a great emotional resource for me… And also the love of my friends here, because a lot of people want to see me well.” In the future, he dreams of returning to his family, “to feel their love again and to feel their presence and also to contribute to improving this world.” Full Story

Before arriving in Spain, Oussama Azzouz’s (30) dreams were to study, have a good job, travel and

be close to his family. “To live the life of young people, to be content, to be well and to be very happy,” he recalls. But a lack of economic opportunity in Morocco made him leave his home country. Coming to Europe was a difficult experience, particularly without documents: “I thought that this would be something easy and that I could handle it very quickly, but after arriving here… I felt alone, alone in the world.” But Oussama finds joy, hope and happiness through volunteer work at the shelter he lives in, and draws strength from family and friends: “My strength has always been the love of my family. That was indeed a great emotional resource for me… And also the love of my friends here, because a lot of people want to see me well.” In the future, he dreams of returning to his family, “to feel their love again and to feel their presence and also to contribute to improving this world.” Full Story

Before arriving in Spain, Oussama Azzouz’s (30) dreams were to study, have a good job, travel and

be close to his family. “To live the life of young people, to be content, to be well and to be very happy,” he recalls. But a lack of economic opportunity in Morocco made him leave his home country. Coming to Europe was a difficult experience, particularly without documents: “I thought that this would be something easy and that I could handle it very quickly, but after arriving here… I felt alone, alone in the world.” But Oussama finds joy, hope and happiness through volunteer work at the shelter he lives in, and draws strength from family and friends: “My strength has always been the love of my family. That was indeed a great emotional resource for me… And also the love of my friends here, because a lot of people want to see me well.” In the future, he dreams of returning to his family, “to feel their love again and to feel their presence and also to contribute to improving this world.” Full Story

Before arriving in Spain, Oussama Azzouz’s (30) dreams were to study, have a good job, travel and

be close to his family. “To live the life of young people, to be content, to be well and to be very happy,” he recalls. But a lack of economic opportunity in Morocco made him leave his home country. Coming to Europe was a difficult experience, particularly without documents: “I thought that this would be something easy and that I could handle it very quickly, but after arriving here… I felt alone, alone in the world.” But Oussama finds joy, hope and happiness through volunteer work at the shelter he lives in, and draws strength from family and friends: “My strength has always been the love of my family. That was indeed a great emotional resource for me… And also the love of my friends here, because a lot of people want to see me well.” In the future, he dreams of returning to his family, “to feel their love again and to feel their presence and also to contribute to improving this world.” Full Story