“During the mornings and afternoons, the extreme heat, the scorching sun, the dryness, and everything in between has made it impossible to live like normal persons. In the evening, the cold bites, making it hard for us, especially the kids, to sleep,” he …
In Mainé-Soroa, the arrival of internally displaced persons fleeing attacks perpetrated by non-state armed groups has affected the education sector. The primary school's reception capacity was limited, and the facility was obsolete, offering an …
Dima and Nika, together with three-month-old Leksi and one-year-old Bibi, have found some much-needed relief in Romania. Photo: IOM/Monica Chiriac
“From the fund, I bought ten more sewing machines, a generator with improved capacity to sustain the increased workload, additional stitching equipment and hired 13 more staff.” Since then, the business has moved from the manual processes that were time- …
The outreach activities are aimed at providing an opportunity for migrants to interact with government authorities, ask questions and air their concerns. “We see that many of them want to learn more about labour laws, government services, policies on due …
Alexander Darin takes a deep breath, shoulders a backpack full of his belongings and walks across the Rumichaca International Bridge, the main border crossing between Colombia and Ecuador in the Andes Mountains. Pushing his 3-year-old daughter Zoe’s …
Palanca/Chisinau, 23 January 2023 – The road from the Ukrainian border with Moldova spools out like a grey string among dull brown hills, ragged bushes, sad trees, watched over by a slate-grey sky which pushes out occasional snow flurries into the freezing …
Mosul, 23 January 2023 – At 26 years, Mudher Nafaa Abdullah was already establishing himself through his processing company. What started as a one-person operation was slowly growing and expanding. Manufacturing olive oil products has always been Mudher’s …
Gustavo Bejarano, his wife and their three children are part of the Venezuelan migrant population who have left their country due to the collapsed social and economic situation. "We left there for the children. I want to see my children studying and …
After all the sorrows, the re-taking of the village by the Ukrainian Government gave the villagers a new sense of hope. They started putting the pieces back together, but the elderly, families with many children and people with disabilities – who rely on …
Agadez, 10 January 2023 – Ibrahima had been chosen as a country delegate by the close to 300 Malian migrants staying at the transit centre run by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in the city of Agadez, in the heart of the Sahara Desert in …
Somali Region, 3 January 2023 – “Due to the drought, I lost all my livestock and was forced to move here with my family,” says Halimo, a displaced mother of nine. “We survived, but we have lost our livelihoods in the process.” Like many other people faced …
Cagniog, Surigao City, 3 January 2023 – A little over a year ago, David Escabal, 62, remembers peering through the window of the local high-school-turned-evacuation-centre as Typhoon Rai (local name: Odette) made landfall in Surigao City in Mindanao, …
Abdullah was able to register for one of the free classes offered by Modern Management Company International as part of a project run by the International Organization of Migration (IOM), funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB). During the six-month …
Ivano-Frankivsk – “Legally, it’s like I don’t exist. It’s as though I have just fallen from the sky,” says 31-year-old Ievhen, sitting with his partner and two children in a tiny dormitory room in Ivano-Frankivsk in Ukraine, where they recently moved. Born …
After attending Polish classes and job counselling sessions with Magdalena, Tatiana’s confidence has grown. She feels ready to officially launch her doll-making business while she settles into her life in Poland. “I have been lucky enough to meet good, …
“My school in Kharkiv is still operating; it just celebrated its 24th anniversary,” Svetlana says. “My son Zsenya, who is 24, is an aerialist. He stayed in Kharkiv with my husband to protect our country and my school; together with three other trainers, …
Learning the Greek language was a top priority for Aram, so he soon started attending regular Greek classes and even asked a language teacher to give him private lessons. In no time, he was able to get his language certificates. “When you want to learn a …
Tapachula, 12 December 2022 – Ariela Baquiax is a traditional midwife originally from El Tumbador, San Marcos, in western Guatemala. For the past 22 years, she has lived in the coffee-growing region of Soconusco, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas …
Aminullah’s small business is thriving once again. His Lamb, Saag, Kabuli Pulao, Chicken Saalan and Gosht dishes have become extremely popular with the local Afghan migrant population in Peshawar. Overwhelmed by the positive feedback and growing sales, …
