Becoming aware of our losses

Kitende (Kenya)

The biggest loss for me is the personal touch of people; with my family it's just having the ability to see them whenever I want to, to talk to them, to know that they are okay, that they are safe. It makes this so hard because I'd rather be with them. Your parents are looking for their children to help them out in their old age and I'm the first born in my family. I would like to be there for my parents because they're getting on in years but that is something that I cannot do. ... the full story

Rio Domio (Africa)

I've lost lots of things. In my country I had my own house, I had my friends, I was with my family. Here it is different. Here I cannot work, I have to depend on charity; there is no guarantee for food or accommodation. Your future is uncertain. So what else can you do? I have no plan. I feel like I am being lead by something; something else is just pulling me around. Sometimes I try to ignore my situation and pretend that I am happy - that is so I don't try to kill myself. ... the full story

Rodrigo (Colombia)

I am alone here now. I don't have anyone. I miss my family and who I was before. Then I was able to live like a human being, I could develop and grow as a person, I could earn my own money. Here I can't do anything. I used to be a very positive person but each time they push you to the ground, that they oppress you and don't let you do anything, a moment arrives in which you say 'Fine, better that I just sit here and do nothing'. You have to negate yourself, and all that you can do, and all that you are. ... the full story