by: Cat Cooke, Miles4Migrants Marketing and Content Manager. Source Ellmarjan and Joachim Anckaert, Steunpunt Asiel. Ellmarjan, Arsh’s father, worked for four years as a translator for the American army. At one point, the Taliban asked him to leak information, but he refused and told them he’d never cooperate with them. After he and his family …
Afghan boy reunited with his family on his fifth birthday! Read More »
by: “F,” an Iranian refugee in Belgium “Hello, I am ‘F’, an Iranian woman, mother of two children. Three years ago, my two children, who were 15 and 17 years old at the time, had to flee Iran. For three years I did not see my children. I was worried about their safety and I …
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by: Novel, an Eritrean refugee living in Belgium “Life in Eritrea is very hard. My dad was forced to join the army and was only allowed to be with us 1 week every 3 years. Everybody is forced to join the army once they turn 19, without knowing when or if they will ever be …
“I was forced to flee Eritrea in 2017, when my wife was pregnant with our first child…”
“I want to thank everyone who contributed to our reunion and brought happiness back to us…”
Edgar (not his real name) had fled Honduras and come to the United States as an unaccompanied minor hoping to join an aunt in Portland. He was a 17 year old orphan…
It was a warm welcome at the airport after three years being separated. For [brothers] Khalil and Shah it was the first time they met each other! Shah was born half a year after Khalil left his family…
“The day of May 12, 2017 was a day of happiness and hope for me, as I arrived in Belgium and saw my mother, sister, and brother after two years of being separated…”
[Mrs. Nshombo] was so happy to see her daughter this 20th of August 2018 at Brussels Airport after 8 years separation.
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