Category: Our stories

Zema’s story

Zema studied public health and was a project facilitator at the YMCA Ethiopia, Yosef estudió TI, fue coordinador de TI y diseñador gráfico en YMCA Etiopía también,,en,“Me he visto obligado a dejar mi país de origen porque he estado recibiendo amenazas del gobierno y personas desconocidas para,,en,La historia de Alain,,en,La historia de Alain,,en,Dejé Congo Brazzaville el,,en,y llegada al Reino Unido al día siguiente Solicitar asilo,,en,Dejé a mi esposa con siete hijos en Congo Brazzaville, quien fue reubicada con sus padres por su seguridad debido a mis actividades políticas en las que bajo arresto e investigación.,,en. “I have been forced to leave my home country because I have been receiving threats from the government and unknown people to …

Alain’s story

“I left Congo Brazzaville on 19 October 2015 and arrival in the United Kingdom the following day Claim Asylum. I left wife with seven children in Congo Brazzaville who was relocated to her parent for her safety due to my political activities in which under arrest and investigation. En 2017 …

Simon’s story

“I heard about Together Now from my friends. The living situation for my family before they came to the UK was a bit hard, as we all know life is hard. Especially in a long relationship where you’re living in two different countries. But we are now hoping everything will …

Salma y Khalid,,en,Mi esposo y yo somos de Sudán,,en,Mi esposo es mi primo,,en,en nuestra tribu,,en,casarse con un primo se considera una norma cultural,,en,Agradecidamente,,en,después de haber estado enamorado de mi prima,,en,nos convertimos en marido y mujer,,en,Soy un arquitecto,,en,y mi esposo es ingeniero civil,,en,Éramos,,en

“My husband and I are from Sudan. My husband is my cousin, in our tribe, marrying a cousin is seen as cultural norm. Thankfully, after having been in love with my cousin, we became husband and wife. I am an architect, and my husband is a civil engineer. We were …

La historia de Hadi y Soha,,en,“Trabajé en una empresa inmobiliaria en Irán y Soha * trabaja en la industria de la belleza,,en,Tuve que dejar mi país porque el gobierno me presionó para que me fuera por mi religión,,en,Soy cristian,,en,El gobierno confiscó toda mi propiedad,,en,Quieren ejecutarme por mis creencias y mi religión ".,,en

“I worked in real-estate company in Iran and Soha* works in beauty industry. I had to leave my country because government pressure me to leave because of my religion. I’m Cristian. The government confiscated all of my property. They want to execute me because of my belief and my religion.” …

Mustafa’s story

“I worked as a computer engineer, I met my wife on my friend’s birthday eight years ago. she was working as a construction engineer, we started a love story and then in 2016 we got married and had a child in 2018. My life was beautiful and peaceful. But in …

Amal’s story

Amal* was referred to us on a Friday, her husband had been recently released from detention in their home country and was about to be made street homeless on Monday. There was also concern about the supply of medication he depended on running out. Amal and her husband have known …

Farid’s story

Farid* arrived to the UK as an unaccompanied minor from Yemen. He was granted refugee status and with the support of a solicitor he applied for family reunion with his mother and three siblings. The family reunion visas were granted ‘outside of the rules’ as it can be extremely difficult …

Miriam and Khaled’s story

Khaled* had worked for international and local NGOs in Palestine before he was forced to flee and seek sanctuary in the UK. He is fluent in English and is now trying to pick up a word or two of the local Scots language. He has been granted refugee status in …