Refugee lives
Stories from refugees in Germany
He, 26 years old, comes from Afghanistan. The German lessons in Germany are a challenge for him. He strives to learn the German language. He lives alone in a room in the refugee camp. His wish is to work as a hairdresser. Continue reading “Participant of the workshop “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos””
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He, 28 years old, fled alone from Guinea in 2017. He speaks fluent French, his mother tongue and English. Continue reading “Participant of the workshop “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos””
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She, 36 years old, comes from Kazakhstan. In 2016 she fled to Germany with her husband and their three children. She and her family live in a refugee camp. They cook, play, watch TV and the children do their homework. She’s doing laundry in a nursing home. Her husband doesn’t have a job yet. The three children attend a German school. Continue reading “Participant of the workshop “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos””
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He, 31 years old, fled from Albania in the summer with his wife and two daughters. His daughters found a place in school. He and his wife are currently looking for a job. Continue reading “Participant of the workshop “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos””
They come from Afghanistan, their husbands live in different refugee camps in Germany. They take part in the cultural project “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos”. All three women hold a single-use camera in their hands for the first time. Their perspective of staying is unclear. Continue reading “Participants of the workshop “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos””
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He, 31, born in Afghanistan, has been living with his wife for eight months in the refugee camp. He’s looking for work. Continue reading “Participant of the workshop “Realities of life knocked in stone and immortalized in photos””
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I am 25 years old and come from Colombia. Before I came to Germany, I travelled a lot. At the age of 11 I moved to Italy with my mother and then, at 17, to Spain, to my father in Barcelona. I wanted to start training as a kindergarten teacher there. Continue reading “My life in Cologne”
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I came to Germany from Iraq in 2012 – today I am 20 years old. I am currently doing an internship in health care at the German Youth Migration Service (JID). I work there as a guide but also as a translator and I can get a vocational diploma. Continue reading “Only now am I able to understand what homesickness means”
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My name is Pascal, I’m from Guinea, Africa. I learned a profession, automotive engineering, I can repair cars. I had a problem with my family because my mother was Catholic and my father is Muslim. My mother died, I lived with my father and my father had two other wives after her. Continue reading “Chased by my father”
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My name is Mahmoud. I was born in the village Dumbili. It’s 90 kilometers from Aleppo. There are many trees, especially olive trees. There’s a big mountain. It was difficult for us because we didn’t have any olive trees. I have eight siblings. I have worked as a painter for 15 years or more. Continue reading “I can’t find an apartment.”
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