4 testimonies of refugees

Are you able to put yourself in the shoes of a refugee? And your family and friends, do you think they could even imagine it? In our immediate environment, there are very few people who imagine themselves being part of the more than 25 million refugees that UNHCR estimates there are in the world. They had no choice. But we have empathy left. An empathy that, channeled, pushes us not to remain idly by, looking astonished at this reality that surrounds us. Therefore, in this post we want to present you some testimonies from refugees , and invite you to move so that this number is reduced to zero. Help them regain control of their lives! Download our free guide here "Debunking myths: 7 smart answers" "refugee-testimonies" Sajia Zamani, 17 years old, Afghanistan. Sid train station, on the border between Serbia and Croatia. Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón 4 testimonies of refugees. Their cause is yours too! Listen to them. They are mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters. They are like you, like anyone. And they are only looking for a decent future. Medina wants to offer something better to her four children "words-of-refugees-in-europe" In the center of the photo: Medina, 30 years old, from Herat (Afghanistan). She travels with her 4 children and her 17 year old brother. Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón “It is very difficult to travel with children, they have been cold, they have gotten sick, they cry a lot.” Medina is 30 years old and travels from Iran with her 4 children.



She was alone with her children, because her husband had left her. “God knows that when we reached the edge of the sea I was so afraid that I thought we would all drown.” "refugee-women-history" Medina travels with her 4 children and her 17-year-old brother. © Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón Her family has been traveling for a month during which they have had to Asia Mobile Number List cross the sea, encountered traffickers or been forced to sleep in a forest. Her sons and daughters have overcome countless difficulties during those days. It was not possible to take many things. Her little ones have caught a cold. They lost their gloves and hats along the way. Medina has no one. But her desire is to get to Germany to offer her children a future. She thinks they can study there. Jahanzeb and Shakib have suffered abuse "real-testimonies-of-refugee-population" Jahanzeb, 16 years old, from Logar, Afghanistan. He has been traveling for 2 months, he has crossed Iran, Türkiye and Bulgaria. In Iran they were attacked with sticks, they crossed the desert without food or water and were victims of traffickers in Turkey. © Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón “I didn't know the trip would be so hard.







Minute of peace , I have cried almost every day, they have hit me, they have robbed me." Jahanzeb alleges that he has suffered mistreatment at the hands of Bulgarian police officers. They took away the little they had with them, including food. He left without shoes and crossed barefoot the mountains that separate Bulgaria from Serbia. Jahanzeb and Shakib, brothers aged 16 and 18, come from Logar, Afghanistan. His trip has already lasted two months. They have toured Iran, Türkiye and Bulgaria in search of opportunities. "story-of-refugees-in-greece" Shakib, 16, with his 18-year-old brother. They are both from Logar, Afghanistan. © Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón “We have come to Europe because we want to have a safe life. “If there was peace in my country I would not have come.” Their parents decided to send them to Germany due to the situation in Afghanistan. He wants to study engineering and his brother wants to work. But they don't know how they can continue the journey. Knyah Neulak's family has been a victim of conflict "story-of-a-sudan-refugee" Knyah Neulak has 5 children. She is Nuer and in January 2014 she fled her home in the capital, Juba, to take refuge in the United Nations compound in the city. © Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón "They entered the neighborhood where we lived and began to kill women, children, young people, the elderly.