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Arash’s LuckAt the age of 12, Arash and his family fled Kabul when the Communist government collapsed. Engulfed by civil conflict, Afghanistan became a less than ideal place to raise a family or pursue an education. To escape the instability and escalating ethnic violence, the family fled to Peshawar, Pakistan. |
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Feah’s Long Road AheadFeah has had to grow up quickly. Her normal, happy family life was shattered on the day armed rebel soldiers suddenly arrived at her parents’ cocoa plantation. |
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Florence’s Safe Haven"We had heard rumors that Tutsis were being massacred by Hutus when I was visiting my mother on that fateful day. We didn't take it seriously," she recalls. "Then on the third day of the massacre, as we sat at home, me and my Mum, I left for a few minutes to collect something from her room, leaving her alone in the sitting room... Those few minutes saved my life." |
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Rigoberta’s Quest for RightsIn 1993, Rigoberta Menchú was nominated by the United Nations as Goodwill Ambassador for the International Year of the Indigenous Peoples. Currently she presides over the Indigenous Initiative for Peace. |
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Felekech: The Lucky Girl of Emperor Haile SelassieAfter escaping Ethiopia with her precious children, Felekech escaped to a refugee camp in Kenya, where she was given the option of resettling in another country. While she had no preference of where to resettle, so long as it gave her children the opportunity to have live a better life, she eventually ended up on Canada’s East Coast. Today, she is a student and a published author. |
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