"If you could meet anyone in the world, who would you want to meet?" This is the question my friend, Faisal, asked me one day when I visited his home. I sat and pondered my answer. What would you …
Stories (blog)
Young Mums
While her two month old sister lay on the sofa, Sadiya, who’s a little over a year old, toddled across the room. She wobbled precariously, somehow managing not to fall, proudly fetching a ball back to …
One of the Lucky Ones
Class finished and Aziz buckled his youngest daughter into her car seat. He is the proud father of four daughters, now living in the Midwest of the USA. Through my role as an ESL teacher, I had the …
Healthcare: Breaking Down the Barriers
Salman's one-year old son is sick. He has a fever and has refused to eat for weeks. The local clinic in the village is not equipped to care for such a case; the baby needs to go to the hospital …
Together
With a smile on her face, Hassina tells me that all her nine grandchildren live in the camp. When she fled to Bangladesh a number of years ago Hassina left behind some of her family – now they are all …
Hoping For a Better Future
Zara looks at me with watery eyes. “I read things about the Rohingya,” she says. Her tears start to flow, and she looks away. “I watch videos of what is happening to my people.” Zara is thirteen, …