s-1
| I grew up in Kenya because my father was killed in Somalia and my mum had to look for a better situation. |
s-2
| I love my family and I miss them so much, especially my mum. |
s-3
| She is between the border of Somalia and Kenya, which is a risky place and hopefully I will see her soon. |
s-4
| I am a social worker and I worked with different international humanitarian organisations, mostly in the field of child protection. |
s-5
| I think that I can be an asset to Germany and I think they need me – just the same way I need them. |
s-6
| I liked it here, but I did not like the situation that I was in – Ive been in a refugee camp for long, without being able to work, to go to school or to continue university education. |
s-7
| This was one of the worst experiences in my life but hopefully things will change. |
s-8
| In Africa, people come together, talk, discuss - here it is different, people lock their door. |
s-9
| I think, the Germans are a bit reserved but if you talk to them they will talk to you. |
s-10
| I moved into this new culture, so I have to be open minded which Im trying to do. |
s-11
| And I have to educate myself with the help of my friends and the German society. |
s-12
| The inequality, the injustice in this world, how we lived and how life was so hard – everybody looks for a better life and thats why we came here. |
s-13
| I believe in a world of give and take. |
s-14
| I dont believe in only take, take, take. |
s-15
| We should be part of the process of change, we should be allowed to work. |
s-16
| But we, the newcomers, should also play our part. |
s-17
| They dont know who we are – so show them who you are! |
s-18
| Do something for this society, be productive. |
s-19
| But on the other hand: How can you become a part of a society that tells you to stay away? |
s-20
| I will tell the newly arrived: Its all about trying, there are a lot of nice people. |
s-21
| If one does not listen to you, somebody else will. |