One of the main activities held in Mexico City in the context of MSF Urban Spaces initiative, is the collection of inspiring stories of refugees in Mexico City and mapping of local solidarity initiatives with the aim to create an interactive online map to be used for awareness raising.
My name is Julia. I am 14 years old, and I’m from Honduras. My dream is to get to the United States so I can study and help my mother– to send her money, and one day for her to be able to join me. In Honduras, I studied gastronomy, and I want to continue that in the U.S. .
My dream for Honduras is that everything would change, but that is not in my hands. If I can, one day I want to return to Honduras to help the poor people who are living on the streets.
I hope that before people speak badly for migrants, they listen to their stories. We are not leaving because we want to. The situation in Honduras is terrible, with the gangs and the economy. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are developed countries. We decided to leave to have a better life there. Those who are my age, left to help their parents back in Honduras, who oftentimes cannot even work.
Julia is staying at CAFEMIN shelter for women and unaccompanied minors in Mexico City. I hope that before people speak badly for migrants, they listen to their stories. We are not leaving because we want to. The situation in Honduras is terrible, with the gangs and the economy. The U.S., Mexico and Canada are developed countries. We decided to leave to have a better life there. Those who are my age, left to help their parents back in Honduras, who oftentimes cannot even work.
Julia is staying at CAFEMIN shelter for women and unaccompanied minors in Mexico City.
I am Darline Louis. I am 22 years old and I’m from Haiti. My dream is to become a psychologist in the future. In Haiti, I studied nursing.
I cannot realize my dream in Haiti because of the politics. It does not give us sufficient possibilities, and in addition, the violence is too intense.
My dream for Haiti is that one day I will have a house, where I could allow kids who live on the street to sleep. I would love to do that.
Darline @ La 72 Home and Refuge in Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico
I am Sulayma from El Salvador and I am 26-years-old. My dream for El Salvador is for people to be able to live in peace without having to fear for their lives or be forced to flee to an unknown place due to death threats. My own dream is to become a kindergarten teacher.
Sulayma @ La 72 Home and Refuge in Tenosique, Tabasco, Mexico
Alexandra (left, 12 years old, Honduras) and Alexa (right, 14 years old, Honduras) at La 72 Home and Refuge in Tenosique, Tabasco Mexico.
Alexandra
“I think all of us on this path are a family – Hondurans, Salvadorans, Guatemalans. We are united – we all must help each other.”
“As migrants, we are not bad people – we are trying to follow our dreams to make an impact and help our families move forward.”
Alexa
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