Voices of the World

Stories that inspire

Real testimonies from migrants and from those who are part of Ubuntu Canarias. Each story offers a different perspective on the same journey: rebuilding a life.

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Collage of migrants and the Ubuntu Canarias team: studying, cooking together as a family, talking and walking around the Canary Islands

Full testimonies

Each testimony adds a different perspective to this space. Choose a story to read it in full.

Yassine E., a young Moroccan man who shares his testimony in Voices of the World
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My name is Yassine and this is my dream

By Yassine E. · 31 years old, Sidi Slimane, Morocco

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Soraya Mohamedi Mohamed, president of Ubuntu Canarias
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The two pairs of glasses that taught me how to see the world

By Soraya Mohamedi Mohamed · President of Ubuntu Canarias

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Mariam El Ouali, who shares her testimony in Voices of the World
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First in class, twice over

By Mariam El Ouali · South-eastern Morocco

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Illustrated portrait of Soraya's grandfather, who shares her testimony in Voices of the World
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My grandfather, my teacher of interculturality

By Soraya Mohamedi · Chairperson of Ubuntu Canarias

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Illustration of Siham, a young Moroccan woman, reflecting on migration, with Arabic text about identity and language
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Talking About Migration Means Talking About Our Youth

Siham Al-Halimi · Arabic teacher · Rabat, Morocco

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Illustration of an elderly woman with scenes of Havana and a bus station, who shares her story in Voices of the World
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María Elena, a story I found at a bus station

Collected by the Ubuntu Canarias team

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We will keep adding new stories here as we publish them.

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