Walaa’s story

“My dream is to become an electronics engineer. My sister Wigdan’s dream is to become a doctor. My sister Nasma’s dream is to become a childcare [worker]. My sister Noorhan’s dream is to become a dentist. My sister Wedad’s dream is for her to recover and become in the best …

Fawad’s experience with a loan

Fawad* is an Afghan with Refugee Status living in the UK with his wife and children and working as a shop assistant whilst studying to return to his previous work in IT. His mother, who was displaced and living in Pakistan got her visa to come to the UK but …

Mohammed’s story

“My name is Mohammed Omar. I am from Sudan. I had married a woman and she gave me three children, three boys. Then we got divorced, she left me the kids and she got married to another guy. The kids stayed with me until I was travelling to the UK …

Faisal’s story

“I left Syria because of the war the country is going through.  I left behind my three children, my wife and my father, who seventy-five years old.  I went in search of a better life for their future.  I arrived in the United Kingdom and, after obtaining the right of …

Osman’s story

Here a client shares his experience: “I would like to say that be with your family is so great a feeling. That feeling make you like strong after weakness. I was so sad because l left my family and very sad for my wife because she was alone when she …

Girma’s story

We supported G with travel for his two teenage siblings H and R. Unfortunately they were not granted exit visas at the same time and due to the situation in Ethiopia deteriorating they travelled to the UK separately. “When we were in our home country the rule of the country …

Michael’s story

“In Eritrea we used to work in agriculture we have big farming and in yearly basis we plant and maize and other harvest and also, we used to study. I left my country because of the regime and the slavery. In Eritrea we have dictatorship for 30 years and you’re literally …

Hassan and Maryam

Hassan and Maryam are a Sudanese couple in their late twenties. After eight years of separation, they were finally reunited in Scotland in September 2021. Hassan was forced to flee his home country and sought sanctuary in the UK, where he has been granted refugee status. With the help of …

Semira’s story

“In Eritrea I worked with farmers to get money to feed my mum, my two little brothers and my daughter. My husband Hamid was a part of the military. They found one person he was linked to who was involved in the opposition and he had to leave. I went …

Soha’s story

“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.” …