Joy

Joy is a Congolese refugee and former RefugePoint client who was resettled to the U.S. in July 2016. When she became involved in the women’s movement in her country, Joy and her family were persecuted and Joy was violently attacked. After fleeing to Kenya with her daughter, Praise, RefugePoint assisted them with rent, food, education, and medical assistance and helped to process their resettlement to the U.S. We visited Joy at her home in Nairobi in April 2016 and she told us about her hopes for resettlement, which was uncertain at the time.

“I want to work hard for my daughter, give her a future. I am a single mother, so I don’t want her to repeat my story. I want her to be safe, study, go for work. I am going to work hard. I am going for resettlement so that I can continue my work. I will never stop. Nobody can stop my voice, because I know what I went through, and I am the right person to talk about it.”

After being resettled, Joy was able to reunite with her partner in the U.S. thanks to the wonders of social media, and they now have a baby, Faith.