Mediterranean Sea

Abdirahim embarked on his irregular journey in 2014 with the objective of getting to Europe. Despite his awareness of the dangers that come with such journeys, he was willing to gamble with his life and try, hoping to be one of the people who succeed in making it.

“Always when you follow the legal procedures, it’s very helpful in life. A lot of my brothers escaped from Italy. They still have no legal status, they are still drifting about and facing a lot of problems. So, what I went through, the legal procedure that took ten months, has helped me a lot.” Nesh Nesh speaks about how some asylum seekers go from country to country instead of following the slow but legal path to asylum. Watch his story!

Ladan, along with five other Somalis, decided to travel to Greece from Egypt with the help of human smugglers. But the journey at sea quickly turned into a nightmare for both her and the other refugees and migrants on the ship.

Akberet’s journey from Eritrea to Europe started in 2012 when she left Eritrea to find work in Sudan, where she ended up living for nine months. Originally she had no plans to leave, but life there proved to be too difficult. After watching many others depart for Europe, she decided to take her chances and join them.

In 2012 Rahel left Eritrea for Sudan, where she lived for four years working menial jobs to raise money for the journey. She lived on the bare minimum and struggled to make ends meet. In 2014, with a one year old child and another one on the way, she decided to embark on the infamous, arduous journey through the Sahara to the Mediterranean.