This photo essay was originally published by Al Jazeera in October 2022. Pir Bhakkar, Sindh – Fishing is the centre of Muhammad Kasim’s life. For generations, his family has fished near the Indus River. However, the recent floods in Pakistan have turned …
Chimoio, 20 March 2023 – Until 2020, life seemed settled for Leonardo, his wife, and their seven children, who lived peacefully in Muidumbe district in the north of Cabo Delgado province in Mozambique. Although they had no great wealth, they felt fulfilled …
Muyinga, 20 March 2023 – Aulérie is cultivating her small cornfield in Muyinga province in the north of Burundi. The grass and leaves look greener, and the ground feels softer, after one of the heavy downpours that Burundi is so familiar with. While …
Katiuska Fernandez, 31, sits quietly with her eight-year-old son. She is six months pregnant. "The nearest hospital is one hour away by car from here, and we have no money to pay for a taxi or other means of transportation," she says as she waits …
The new water system provides safe drinking water to the population and contributes to improving hygiene and sanitation and to reducing illnesses such as diarrhea. This further addressed the conflict between local communities and herders for the limited …
“I’m very excited. Now I can dare to dream. Life has always been very hard. When I get to the US, I want to study law.” Yonas, on the other hand, says he applied for resettlement to the US to secure a better life and help support his family back home. His …
Quito, 9 March 2023 – Ricardo Gutierrez and his family had little idea what the future held when they left their home in the Venezuelan city of Barinas amid food and medicine shortages four years ago. “It was hard to experience leaving our country to …
Southeast Türkiye, 6 March 2023 – One month ago, back-to-back earthquakes hit Southeast Türkiye and Northwest Syria, leaving a trail of destruction and heartbreak for millions of people. Tens of thousands of lives were lost, and millions have been …
Before the ban, female staff working for IOM used the road between Herat and Islam Qala to reach vulnerable women at the border. This road is now dotted with numerous checkpoints run by the DfA, some of whom are unhappy to see women continuing to work. “ …
While these training and support processes are aimed at strengthening women's knowledge and skills, the participants themselves make it clear that beyond that, these workshops allow them to help their children in school. “My plan is to keep growing as …
With extra money in her pockets, today, Erina not only covers her living expenses but also extends a helping hand to her neighbors, friends and relatives. “We are Pohnpeians,” she says. “We have to help each other.” Erina dreams of opening a store one day. …
Under relentless heat and in a store filled to the brim with products, Catherine Zinsou, is struggling, phone in hand and beads of sweat above her brows, to satisfy her customers. She offers all kinds of food and highly prized handicrafts. The stakes are …
Hatay, 6 March 2023– ‘‘We were so happy!” Fifty-three-year-old Necat has been living in Antakya, Hatay, all her life. She knew the city like the back of her hand – an old city centre with narrow streets, bustling markets, and charming old buildings, the …
Tetiana has received support with housing, education, and other services from the German government. Her apartment is small, but the family, except for her husband who had to stay in Ukraine, stays together. Since the start of the full-scale war, over 1 …
Warsaw, 23 February 2023 – “Creativity was and remains my most genuine gift so far. I see it as an opportunity to do what I love, be with my family, be useful to others, and self-improve,” says mosaic artist Siergiej Lukyanov. Born in 1985, in Mogilev, …
Budapest, 23 February 2023 – Ciara opens the door with a big smile on her face. She loves welcoming guests to her historic, but newly renovated apartment on the Buda side of the Hungarian capital. A few determined rays of sunshine cut through the clouds on …
Hirat, 27 February 2023 – The sound of a hammer ceaselessly pounding, and the distinctive smell of sung metal can reach you before you even enter Gholam’s gas stove production workshop. He beams at his staff – returning migrants and host community members …
Although the town of Mykolaiv was not immediately bombed, the “horrible sound of missiles” resounded menacingly across the area. After fighting erupted in the centre of town, Yulia began to think about leaving. “We had a ritual with my son when we lived …
It’s been a year since the escalation of war in Ukraine and there doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Millions of people are trying to pick up the pieces and recover. But with the attacks still in full force, they cannot help but wonder: how does one begin …
These days, their life feels predictable and safe again. Her daughter has just started university in Bucharest, they have a good place to live and have made Romanian friends. Each of them has helped the family feel more at home, but for Svetlana, enrolling …
