Real Story

Telling the Real Story is an information campaign disseminating stories about journeys made by Eritreans, Somali and Nigerians to Europe | Facilitated by UNHCR

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TRS refugee community volunteers in Abuda refugee camp, East Sudan, took action to empower the youth and women in the camp.

🚫They conducted awareness sessions at the camp's hospital facilities to shed light on the dangers of irregular onward movement.

#TRS #refugees #sudan

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Through 10 information sessions,we engaged with a remarkable total of 79 individuals,sharing invaluable insights on constructing robust CVs tailored to nursing and personal care attendant jobs.The result?A resounding 68 interviews conducted! #TRS #refugees #complementarypathways

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Exciting News!Khadija has just landed a nursing job with Eastern Health in Canada, making her the first Somali refugee from Ethiopia to seize this incredible complementary pathway opportunity.
  #refugees #migration #labourmobility #tellingtherealstory #UNHCR

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⚠️ If you are a refugee or asylum-seeker in #Sudan, this message is important for you. We have opened a Telegram channel📲 where we are sharing important information about your rights and how to access services and assistance.

Enter this link and join!
👉🏿https://t.co/8OBxrp73zC

[UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @Refugees]

Whoever they may be.

Wherever they may come from.

#RefugeesWelcome, always.

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Are you trying to reunify with family members who are refugees in Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya & Sudan?

UNHCR has partnered with @IRAP to provide free legal aid support for refugees and asylum-seekers.

Read more about the support offered 👉https://t.co/WpWH8KTkz8

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Babies are born every day along the migration route in unfavorable conditions & mothers are less resilient to the stresses of the journey.

“Giving birth in Libya was very difficult. It was a scary experience to be in detention with an infant.” Says Selam.https://t.co/EW8jLfNHLn

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This is a day in the life of Snit in Addis Ababa, an aspiring children's book author.

Her ultimate goal is to produce children's animated films that will cheer up refugee children, who speak only Tigrinya.

Watch her story https://t.co/kzCqGXfztj

@UNHCREthiopia @bbcma_et

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Painting is more than a hobby for Yasmiin, it is a means of escape. Escape from the terrible memories she has of the perilous journey and the reasons she set out on it.

Watch her story 👉https://t.co/bhp0aEdaWn

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"When I found a scholarship, it felt like a fairytale.” Says Yonas

Yonas received a scholarship to further his education in Italy through the UNICORE scholarship programme.

Watch his full story 👉https://t.co/Bwoq1Nqt1m
#TellingTheRealStory

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“It can feel like you’re losing time,” Yohannes, recalls as he watched other Eritrean refugees leaving Ethiopia for Europe, using the perilous smuggling route across the desert and the sea. Some made it, others died, but Yohannes stayed.

Watch 👉https://t.co/Y4NbgK8nje
#TRS

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From the first time Nahom used a computer, he knew he wanted to become a computer engineer.
However, living in Eritrea, Nahom was denied that choice. Instead, he had to undertake mandatory national service and then was told to become a teacher.

👉https://t.co/T2SObGlMeL

#TRS

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Growing up in Eritrea, Luwam always wanted to help people. She volunteered at an orphanage and studied sociology. Now, thanks to a university scholarship programme, she is in northern Italy, studying human rights and governance.
👉https://t.co/Gk4WS2y5wd

#TellingTheRealStory

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Are you trying to reunify with family members who are refugees in Egypt, Ethiopia , Libya &Sudan?

UNHCR has partnered with @IRAP to provide free legal aid support for refugees and asylum-seekers.

Read more about support offered 👇👇https://t.co/WpWH8KTkz8

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Right now, 100 million people have fled their homes = More than 1% of the world’s population.
Their neighbourhoods
Their livelihoods
Their schools
Their hopes and dreams
They deserve a better future.
#ForcedToFlee #WithRefugees

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Kiflom is a man of many talents. He is a painter and educator and was also our outreach volunteer in #Ethiopia where he offered art therapy workshops for refugees.

Watch his full story https://t.co/eLhpgx0Kzn

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Naima fled Somalia to escape her suffering but suffered further on the journey through Libya until she met Omar, a fellow Somali, while trapped in a smugglers’ camp. They fell in love and married, before being rescued by UNHCR and evacuated to Niger.
👉https://t.co/Kz28EtSHKY

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Ridwan grew up in Hargeisa, Somalia. He was happy with his life.
In the afternoons, he used to play football and drink coffee with his friends.
Then one day, he started to get messages on social media from friends who had gone to Europe. Watch his story👉https://t.co/azbxi0eMUI

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You are strong.
You are worthy.
You are capable.
You are deserving.

On this #InternationalWomensDay, we celebrate the resilience of displaced women. 

#IWD2023
#TRS

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Aasiya, from Mogadishu, Somalia, has always desired to study & become a journalist.
When Al-Shabaab terrorists attacked her brother, it was a crushing blow to her future
she decided to flee Somalia to achieve her ambitions.

Listen to her story👉 https://t.co/hoGCdJmWmZ
#TRS