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NameAdama
Genderfemale
Country of OriginMali
Destination CountryAlgeria

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s-1 One day, Adama, 22, decided to leave his native Mali and embark on a dangerous journey to Italy.
s-2 His motive for leaving: Though his head was full of hopes and dreams, his pockets were empty,.
s-3 I left because I wanted to help my mother and my family, he explained.
s-4 I had to drop out of school very early because my mother could no longer take care of me and my four siblings.
s-5 I started barbering.
s-6 But I could not afford to open a barbershop.
s-7 And I could not just make tea all day at home while waiting for customers.
s-8 So, I decided to leave.
s-9 I left in the hope of making money and returning home thereafter.
s-10 Adama made the big leap.
s-11 He left Gao, where he worked for a few months before moving north to Algeria.
s-12 The smugglers take advantage of our illusive hopes.
s-13 They eat with us, sleep with us, and make beautiful promises only to get our money.
s-14 I worked for two years in Algeria to pay the crossing, Adama continued, sounding bitter.
s-15 I wanted to go to Italy, through Libya, at all costs.
s-16 On our way, the smugglers abandoned us at sea.
s-17 We were intercepted by the Libyan Coast Guard and sent to detention centres.
s-18 The living conditions in the prisons were difficult.
s-19 I saw twelve people die before my eyes.
s-20 I was released from prison in 2017 with the help of IOM Libya who organized my return home.
s-21 IOM Mali staff welcomed us at the airport and asked us what job we could do, and they would support us.
s-22 I chose hairdressing, my job.
s-23 They offered me a training to improve my hairdressing skills before supporting me in opening a well-equipped shop.
s-24 Today, I have my barber shop and thank God, things are okay, he concludes.
s-25 Today, Adamas barber shop, Nosby Barber — or Nosby B, as neighborhood kids call it — has become popular.
s-26 It is always full of customers.
s-27 Work at Nosby B starts at 8 AM and ends at midnight.
s-28 Welcoming as many as 15 customers every day — about one every hour — each day, Adama can save up to CFA 100,000 (150 euros) per month.
s-29 Its enough to help him support his family, including his mother, and help pay tuition and other school fees of four siblings.
s-30 Hairdressing is what I know.
s-31 Today, I have customers and equipment.
s-32 I want to continue on that path.
s-33 And if Allah gives me the means to do so, I plan to open several barbershops, says Adama Koné.
s-34 Make sure you are well-informed about the journey before you leave, because irregular migration leads to absolute desperation, he concludes.
s-35 Adama has been able to rebuild a new life and reintegrate socially and economically thanks to the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration.
s-36 Since May 2017, 9,768 returning migrants (as of November 2018) have also begun their reintegration under the project in hopes of starting a new life.

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