Chris and Kezia: Siblings Reunited
Early in 2022, Chris and Kezia*, ages 12 and 16, had to say goodbye to their elder sister Grace*, as she was forced to flee their home due to persecution....
“My name is Yadasa, and I am a former refugee who was resettled to Australia through RefugePoint. I am from the Ethiopian Oromo community, and I left Ethiopia after facing a lot of political persecution. In 2001, when I fled to Nairobi, Kenya, I was a young university student. In 2003, I got a scholarship and joined a university in Kenya. I got my degree, but I didn’t get the chance to work in Kenya as refugees are not allowed by law to take proper jobs. RefugePoint helped me to resettle to Australia in 2013. Here in Australia, I went to university and studied for a Masters in Nursing. I recently graduated from one of the best Australian universities (Monash University) and I am now working for Alfred Hospital in the cardiac unit, which is a highly complex ward. My message is simple. Thank you for helping me. I have no more worries, no more stress, and no more fear. Here, I am a very happy person. Here, there is no threat against my life, and I am looking forward to starting my Ph.D. very soon. I always want to remain a friend of RefugePoint. Keep me in the circle of people who have made helping other people their life.”
I have no more worries, no more stress, and no more fear. Here, I am a very happy person. Here, there is no threat against my life, and I am looking forward to starting my Ph.D. very soon.
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