Tigray crisis: refugee women share their story

After crossing into Sudan, Azmera arrived at Tunaydbah camp, located in eastern Sudan.

 

“Our children had better lives before, when there was peace. My daughter used to go to preschool,” she says.

 

She began to worry about the impact displacement and the journey had on her daughter.

 

Azmera has seen improvements in her daughter’s mental health since she started going to the EU-funded safe spaces.

 

“When she comes home, all she does is talk about school,” she says, smiling at her daughter. “It has really helped to get the depression out of her mind.”

 

Azmera’s hopes for her daughter’s future keep her strong despite her current circumstances.

 

She wants Tigray to return to peace so her daughter can return to school one day. “I hope she becomes a career woman who helps the Tigrayan community,” she says, looking lovingly at her daughter. “Not only the Tigrayan community, but the world as whole.”

 

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