Do you remember what you were doing when you were fifteen? I remember. When I was fifteen I used to love comic books and drawing and spent a lot of time wondering about what I wanted to be when I grew up and what school to go to. I loved spending time with my friends and going to the library. The genocide has taken all of that from the children of gaza. One day you’re hanging out with friends and doing homework and studying for your future, and the next day all of your books are buried under the remains of your house, your school, your home.
Ibrahim (@ibrahim-family) is only fifteen years old. He has lost access to education, his home, and his safety, and now he has to spend his time trying to fundraise for his family’s safety.
€4,840 out of €10,000 goal
He lives in Gaza with his family, and only a few days ago a bomb near him injured one of his relatives and martyred two others. Every day in Gaza is dangerous, every hour could be the last. No child should have to go through this. Children should be safe enough to worry about exams, not whether or not they’ll wake up to news of more loss. Think of yourself at fifteen, now think of everything you’ve experienced and done since then. Every achievement, every class, the birth of younger cousins, birthdays, weddings. even the small things, like a good meal you’ve had or a movie you watched. that’s what’s being taken from every child martyred in gaza. their whole future, everything they should get the chance to experience and do.
When I asked Ibrahim if there’s anything he wants me to tell everyone in this post, he said that he is very very sad and scared and that he has just lost relatives. Ibrahim has expressed to me more than once that when he goes to bed he’s afraid he won’t wake up in the morning. Even after losing his relatives, he doesn’t have time to grieve in peace, because he’s always in danger himself. It’s not safe for him or his family in Gaza.
Please help Ibrahim and his family be safe. I’m very worried about Ibrahim, because donations have been slow. My heart breaks for him every time he tells me he’s scared. He is so young and has so much life in front of him, he deserves safety. I ask you if you have anything to give, please help bring Ibrahim and his family to safety so that he can rest and recover and go back to school to follow his dreams.
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And despite recent instability, Ghana’s economy continues to draw young professionals back to the country their parents left. The Ghana Immigration Service doesn’t keep statistics on returnees, largely because most have duel-citizenship and don’t need to have visas or register.
But, experts say that some returnees who moved to Ghana when it was one of the-fastest growing economies in the world have left as the economy has faltered, and as multinational companies have reined in generous expat compensation packages.
Despite this, many have stayed, because they can achieve things in Ghana they wouldn’t have the opportunity to do abroad, and ultimately, they say, it’s still home.
For some from the diaspora, moving is ultimately rewarding said Amarteifio. Even if they don’t have much of a connection with the country before they arrive, Ghanaians born and raised abroad arrive with professional skills in high demand in fields like medicine and finance.
“Being a change-maker is just so much more plausible in an emerging country,” Amarteifio said. Some ‘returnees’ find that they can start their own businesses or climb the corporate ladder a lot faster than they could in the US or UK.
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