By Zechariah Makuach Maror When Rwandan national, Gashumba Alphonse, arrived in Uganda in 2004 as a 9-year-old refugee, he would not have imagined that twenty years later, he would be a self-sufficient farmer, with 20… Read More »The refugee who beat all the odds
By Abul Ajak In Nakivale refugee camp, one of the oldest in Uganda, Ishimwe Jonah, a Congolese refugee, starts a nursery school with the profit earned from farming. Jonah hopes the future generation of refugees… Read More »Planting Seeds of Hope
As the world’s billionaires race to be the first to create new living spaces in outer space, Douna Haj Ahmed argues that more efforts should be placed on ensuring humans can live harmoniously on earth… Read More »New life on Mars, or space on earth for all?
As we celebrate Refugee Week, Houda Fansa Jawadi shares her thoughts on what is lost, and what is gained in transitioning to a “safe” life. We are not just migrants in this country. We are… Read More »Balancing the old with the new
I was raised by a strong woman passionate about languages, writing stories and poetry. My mom was an Algerian who went to Syria to study Arabic literature and then met my dad. She used to… Read More »Greed, oppression, and discrimination stabbed us with a knife, but we rise
Last summer Afghan human rights activists were determined to continue their work under the new Taliban government. They were led to believe that there was nothing to fear by the changing regime. Now, as news… Read More »“Our lives were destroyed, our ideals buried”
Jeanne Muhimundu on the hope, aspirations and self-reliance that is being built within the Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe. As you take Chipinge road from the Mutare township, on your right, you will encounter a… Read More »A journey towards hope
Ukrainian journalist Iryna Svatula recounts the events when bombs began to fall on her home town. 3.45 am. Abnormally loud and scary sounds of airplanes’ engines over the town. Colleagues from eastern regions of Ukraine… Read More »This is how my war started
It has been almost a year since the Taliban took over Kabul forcing thousands to flee Afghanistan fearing what this regime change would bring. Those deemed at most risk were journalists and women. As part… Read More »“We watched them beat people without the right documents”
The 2015 Burundian government’s violent clamp down on political demonstrations forced hundreds and thousands to seek refuge in neighbouring African nations. Arsène Arakaza was one of the many young students whose peaceful protests risked his… Read More »Remembering the unsung heroes of humanity