The Oakland, California, teenager moved to the United States, From Fort portal- Western Uganda, in 2019, just before the world largely shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, where he attended his new school through Zoom and missed out on a big part of interacting with others and learning the nuances of the American […]

I’m Eva, a 23-year-old who embarked on a journey from my parents’ home in Belgium two years ago with a simple goal: to live amidst love and fresh air. In October 2022, I found myself at Ferme Agroécologique Karamba in Senegal. Initially planning to stay for just a month, I inexplicably extended my stay. Life […]

In 2002, my world shattered into fragments amid the relentless turmoil of conflict and displacement in South Sudan. I was a mere three years old when I lost all trace of my parents. Their comforting presence vanished, leaving me adrift in a sea of uncertainty. It was then that my grandmother, a beacon of hope […]

To write objectively about yourself is a thing you can convince only yourself, because every other time you had a wrong opinion about someone or something else, it made sense to you – it was right in your sense. And such is the dilemma of any person “out of their country” – the suspension of […]

Becoming a refugee shattered all my aspirations. Suddenly, I was in a foreign land, far from home, where Swahili, my mother tongue, was unheard of.

“…I was really scared of being a refugee. Being a refugee is so hard. You have no country to go back to. Every time I would see refugees coming from Sudan (to Uganda), and I see my situation, I would feel I’m better…” The Narrative of Baikai In April 2023, a war broke out in […]

“…when you mention that you are a refugee, even the person that had respected you for the first time, they start seeing you as vulnerable there and then. You end up feeling too small…” Refugees, born and raised in refugee camps, often encounter challenges during their reintegration into mainstream society. Many choose to settle in […]

“… after about 20 minutes, the driver appeared from the other end of the junction, I confirmed the plate registration then proceeded to wave. His headlights were full to allow him assess me properly. When he saw a black man, with a cap, standing in darkness, he screeched his car’s tires as he sped off […]

“….language barrier, with English being a major mode of communication, (in Uganda) made me feel somewhat inferior. In Tanzania, English proficiency wasn’t widespread, leading to the stereotype that “Tanzanians don’t know English.” I vividly recall moments when my inability to express myself in English hindered simple tasks, compelling me to embark on a journey to […]

“…as we gallivant around the village, visiting the local market, we see several FANO Rebels patrolling the area. The thought of coming face to face with Rebels is usually daunting. Murder, torture, kidnappings and rape come to mind…”