“To me, this is like a dream come true. We, the doctors, bring a lot of knowledge to this country.”

Jesus

“I want to become a heart surgeon, as it is our hearts that often hurt. I want to help people.”

Shiraz

“Here I feel valued for who I am for the first time. My co-workers value my intelligence over my gender identity, and they listen to my ideas.”

Charlin

“I give other single mothers the support they need to assert their rights and those of their children.”

Gobado

Whenever thoughts of suicide surfaced, the innocent faces of my children and their sweet laughter brought me back, compelling me to endure the bitterness of my days.

Imanu

“Kyrgyzstan is a fantastic country that has so much to offer to international students. I feel like I've grown so much as a person.”

Ayesha

Live your life happily, never give up and love your child as they are. (Tetiana, Oleksii’s mother)

Oleksii

I faced stigma and discrimination from people in my neighbourhood. They labelled me a ‘coward’ for not making it to Europe. But my family stood by me.

Sainey

In Argentina, I didn't know as many Latin American or African migrants as I do in Spain. Now, I carry a bit of culture from everyone I meet.

Agustina

You learn a lot when you are on your own. If I hadn’t come here, I would still be working at the hair salon and would have never grown the way I did.

Deivit

The first time I returned, I was worried that I wouldn’t live up to their expectations. But I felt in my gut and in my heart that this was where I belonged.

Emeritha

People migrate for various reasons; because they want peace, because they are seeking a better education or to be with their family, for example. This strength and motivation we have is an engine that must be used to keep the ball rolling.

Jean