iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022
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76 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #76 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #76 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #76 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 23:39 | Anonymous | Español | 23.200.146.6 | HUGO MARCELO | RUIZ CACERES | Argentine | RESISTENCIA | Chaco | Argentina | Argentina | Professional | migrantes viscerales | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies?, Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | La denominada migración forzada nos da un pequeño pantallazo en el interior de una provincia de la Argentina llamada Chaco al nordeste del país, los jóvenes habitantes de esas zonas deben emigrar muchas veces junto a sus padres lejos de sus tierras de origen, ya sea por falta de trabajo, educación , salud o alimentos. Migración que da comienzo en sus pueblos o parajes pero sin saber el destino, utilizando un tren descangallado con muchas falencias mecánicas, ítem que se suma a una lista de complicaciones de base, esta serie trata de reflejar esos momentos argüidos de este vieja en busca del destino |
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75 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #75 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #75 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #75 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 23:24 | Anonymous | English | 65.183.12.165 | Lissa-Marie | Cochrane | Jamaican | Kingston | St. Andrew | Jamaica | Jamaica | Amateur | The Extension | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies?, Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | Regarding Youth and their roots, the individual passport-picture of my grandaunt, from 1957, represented a time in her youth when she made the conscientious decision to leave Jamaica for the United Kingdom, as-part of the Windrush-Generation, determined to make a better life. In her toil, she met her husband, a Jamaican, who too left the island with the same aim. Their Union, and commonality of being Jamaican-Diasporas Navigating identities, together in a new land and country, brought forth 7 children, 2 of whom are pictured in the second-photograph of the series. They represent the first-generation of the youth and their roots to be born in the United Kingdom. One of the daughters pictured, spawned children of her own, where one of her sons married a native of English soil. Together, the individual-and-generational experiences, of each photograph, represent the fabric and extension of our family, being Jamaican-Diasporas in the United Kingdom. |
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74 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #74 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #74 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #74 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 21:18 | Anonymous | English | 23.48.212.44 | Hein | Oo | Burmese | Atlanta | Georgia | United States of America | United States of America | Amateur | Identity and Nature | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | The pictures represent the association between identity and nature which recreates the Diaspora life of the photographer. The experience of settling in a different place far away from home is challenging. It comes with questions of identity issues and a sense of belonging. Having a dissimilar background, finding comfort in the experience of a new home is never easy. The symbol of nature helps in this place. The more you look deep into it, the more you will see the similarities between homelands and the destination country. The identity of nature does not lie, and it shows the beautiful history of the world. Whether in your homeland or new land, nature will teach you to love the environment and the people. Your look at it identifies your world wherever you live. |
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73 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #73 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #73 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #73 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 21:08 | Anonymous | Español | 23.64.57.20 | Patricia | Molaioli | Argentine | Córdoba | Córdoba | Argentina | Argentina | Professional | Latinos en Argentina | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | En Córdoba, provincia mediterránea de Argentina, la comunidad de migrantes mexicanos, que son unos 300, invitó a otras comunidades (peruana, boliviana, ecuatoriana, paraguaya, haitiana, chilena, venezolana) a participar de la celebración del "Día de Muertos" que es una fiesta tradicional en su patria. Compartieron ritos, costumbres, comidas y se mezclaron con locales y sus tradiciones ya adoptadas por quienes viven en estas tierras. Así se puede ver una mexicana pintando catrina en un rostro argentino (foto 1), una mexicana ofreciendo un mate, que es tradicional en Argentina, en un altar preparado con ofrendas de todos los pueblos mencionados (foto 2) y una Venezolana cocinando arepas y de fondo se visualizan las banderas de su país de origen y el adoptado (foto 3). En las tres fotos se trabaja el desenfoque selectivo, para hacer hincapié en la actividad que da el sentido de pertenencia y la sociedad donde lo hace. |
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72 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #72 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #72 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #72 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 20:10 | Anonymous | English | 200.69.125.158 | Andrés | Pérez | Venezuelan | Bogotá | Bogotá | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Colombia | Professional | Transiently | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | 7 million people have migrated from Venezuela due to the humanitarian crisis. Some studies reveal that almost 1 million Venezuelan migrants are LGBTIQ+ people. We know that migration is a complex political and human circumstance, but there is more difficulty when the migrant condition is connected to situations of identity, gender and diverse sex. In the series Transiently, through the story of Aurora (19) trans woman, we explore the relationship that exists between the country of origin and the host country as the possibility of continuing to rewrite personal history with dignity. For that reason we migrate from hostile contexts where fundamental human rights vanish. So too do personal memories and bonds fade. Although LGBTIQ+ people resist in a limbo that connects their past in Venezuela with a present that becomes a promise of freedom. In this process the diverse body becomes the only permanent place. |
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71 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #71 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #71 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #71 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 16:32 | Anonymous | Español | 200.60.136.62 | María Mercedes | Guevara Meza | Venezuelan | Santiago de Surco | Surco | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Peru | Amateur | El viaje de reconocimiento | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | La serie fotográfica que presento a continuación, representa el inicio de un viaje de reconocimiento a lo que parecía muy lejano a mí, a mi realidad (un nuevo país) pero que ha terminado siendo un nuevo hogar. Darse cuenta que a donde llegas tienes vecinos, a quienes saludas desde la ventana, que en el mercado preguntas y te atienden a veces con tus propias jergas o que incorporas comidas en tus rutinas que antes no conocías, atenúa las diferencias y en vez de alejar, la curiosidad de relacionarse crea lazos entre unos y otros que terminan afianzando identidades marcadas más allá que de una nacionalidad por una experiencia. A partir de aquí, cada imagen es un símbolo de integración, pues haber caminado entre estas personas, conversado con algunas, es representación que nuestro viaje ha podido coincidir y convivir, superando temores o rechazos pues al final, somos de un mismo continente |
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70 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #70 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #70 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #70 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 15:24 | Anonymous | English | 23.2.16.4 | Julius Yves | Bagacay | Filipino | Quezon City | Metro Manila | Philippines | Philippines | Amateur | The merboys: treasure divers of Matnog | Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | This is a familiar scenery when traveling from one island to another in the Philippines. Young Filipino boys, and sometimes young girls, jump in for coins. This is done before the passenger ferry leaves the port. Some young people jump into the water from bangkas (boats) to collect coins scattered by passengers. These boys compete against each other to acquire and obtain the coins. It's not an easy feat and quite dangerous if you're a skilled swimmer. It may be a form of entertainment for us tourists, but for these young lads, this means livelihood and food money for their families. |
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68 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #68 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #68 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #68 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 13:06 | Anonymous | English | 104.80.194.215 | Inioluwa | Ogungbemi | Nigerian | Ikorodu | Lagos | Nigeria | Nigeria | Amateur | MY VIEW | Diasporas as influencers: how does the diaspora contribute positively to their societies through the use of technology? | The astronaut represent the dream of the future, every young child want to achieve the most amazing thing they have ever seen if it either going to space or taking flight to the sky.A dream that can become a reality A hand bonded together with another can represent many forms of relationships either friends, partners, college, associates, like minded individual meeting one another for the first time, a conscience action made by two individual to come together. A hand written question that everyone ask themselves at a point on their lives. A journey on which we have to take to discover ourselves and our purpose in this world. Technology, an integrated innovative system that become essential in achieving some answers that we seek. Whether it's to archive a dream, connect with a friend or to show us ways to find answer to our purpose on earth. We will discover it. |
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69 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #69 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #69 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #69 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 12:35 | Anonymous | English | 111.84.228.12 | Kyaw Myo | Aung | Burmese | Yangon | Yangon | Myanmar | Myanmar | Amateur | " Pride " | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | This photographic series reflects the background of the KoneBaung Dynasty ( the last Empire of Myanmar history ). This also represents the citizens (a couple) during the second world war and the colonial war who were fleeing to Inwa which can also find their emotions and lifestyle in the era of the Yadanarbon Dynasty. In this series, we can learn about tradition of the Myanmar culture and lifestyle. Not only the memorial places but also vengeance of their emotion to war reflects in this photo. Thus, war makes everyone vengeance and hatred in every decade by looking this photo series, this is reflection of ancient and current situation of Myanmar. |
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67 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #67 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #67 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #67 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 07:48 | Anonymous | English | 95.101.143.13 | Mohammed | Aliyu | Nigerian | Minna | Niger State | Nigeria | Nigeria | Amateur | Sunset Cloudy | Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | This series is inspired by the Love of cloud, sky and sunset. This are really wonders of the world to watch,stare and live in the moment. There are special and I want to share my view from here. I use my phone as my primary gadget to take pictures and to capture the moment. Pictures is way to express what one feel in imagine. Each picture has its own unique message it's passing to . Each and every picture is a yoaudicienceur voice to world. Expressing your deepest thought in imagine to the world so your voice can be heard, loud and clear. |
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66 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #66 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #66 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #66 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 05:01 | Anonymous | Español | 179.6.238.52 | Katherine Alejandra | Campos Cabello | Venezuelan | Lima | Lima | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Peru | Professional | EL REY DE LA CHICHA VENEZOLANA | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | El sujeto de esta serie fotografica es Kevin Palencia, un migrante, músico folklorista de origen Venezolano que vive en Lima, capital de Perú, el se dedica a vender su famosa chicha venezolana, producto que en su país natal se consume de forma masiva pero que en el Perú era completamente desconocido. Desde hace poco mas de 1 años Kevin sale todos los días a promocionar su famosa y nutritiva chicha tradicional venezolana frente a un mercado municipal de Lima, ya la comunidad lo conoce como el Rey de la Chicha Venezolana. Kevin con mucho carisma y gracia tiene presente sus origenes, sus sabores y tradiciones las cuales ha presentado a los vecinos y asiduos visitantes del mercado quienes le compran regularmente este sabroso producto. |
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65 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #65 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #65 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #65 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 04:37 | Anonymous | English | 124.106.174.53 | Lloyd Ericson | Rodriguez | Filipino | Mabalacat City | Pampanga | Philippines | Philippines | Amateur | Sitti in the City | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | Internal migration is as major a societal concern as emigration because individuals and families who choose to move and settle in another region always bring with them the reasons for their decision. Like Sitti, who decided to resettle to Mabalacat City from her conflict-torn birthplace in Mindanao in search of greener pastures. With her growing family, she and her husband now have their own source of income and peaceful nights' sleep...far from where she came from. She did not tell me where she came from in order to protect their home from further prejudice, but she is very hopeful that she will be able to return and live there again. |
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64 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #64 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #64 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #64 | jeu, 11/03/2022 - 04:02 | Anonymous | Español | 179.6.238.20 | osman alejandro | padilla hernandez | Venezuelan | lima | lima | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Peru | Professional | Sembrador de Talentos | Diasporas helping their communities: what is it like to assist communities during a crisis? | Joseph Sanz es un actor, cantautor y animador Venezolano que migró a Perú hace 5 años, ha participado y ganado varios concursos nacionales con su maravillosa imitación de Celia Cruz. hace 2 años fundó un Centro Cultural Educativo en uno de los sectores más vulnerables de Lima, donde imparte clases de teatro, canto, baile y dicción a niños, adolescentes y adultos de cualquier nacionalidad con precios accesibles. Con mucha pasión y entusiasmo prepara a varios grupos cada día, ayudandoles a desarrollar sus capacidades naturales y formando en ellos potenciales artistas para el mañana. Creo firmemente que su aporte es especialmente valioso en Lima donde se ha radicado ya que con el pasar del tiempo sus clases ayudan tanto a migrantes como a nacionales a prepararse para asumir retos tanto artisticos como profesionales. |
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62 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #62 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #62 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #62 | mer, 11/02/2022 - 23:49 | Anonymous | English | 2.21.98.31 | Jules Kevin | NSI OVONO | Gabonese | Libreville | Estuaire | Gabon | Gabon | Amateur | Down Libreville's streets | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | Libreville is a city with a strong foreign community. In this photographic series we are going to introduce you to a member of the Beninese community which is one of the biggest in Gabon. Pascal is a cab driver in the city of Libreville. As soon as you get into his cab, you are automatically attracted by his traditional Beninese dress and the two flags of Gabon and Benin that fly on board his car. It is therefore not difficult to notice and understand his attachment to his diaspora's homeland Benin and new land Gabon. Pascal is therefore part of the Beninese diaspora living in Gabon. |
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63 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #63 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #63 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #63 | mer, 11/02/2022 - 23:47 | Anonymous | Español | 200.90.6.135 | Maxwell Adrian | Briceño Godoy | Venezuelan | caracas | distrito capital | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Amateur | El Quilombo | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies?, Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | Este proyecto es una serie de fotos e historias de personas que hacen vida en la Comunidad El Quilombo, un sector que nació en Caracas al oeste de la ciudad cercana a la comuna donde vivo en el sector de Catia, es esta la cercanía que genera la inquietud de conocer e involucrarme con la comunidad Haitiana que distinguía a diario en el barrio. El proyecto ahonda en escenarios que involucran la emocionalidad de haitianos y haitianas, migrantes cuya mayoría están carentes de compañía familiar, que no dominan el idioma español debido su francofonía natal y que están insertos en una sociedad que a pesar de todo han logrado coexistir generando un mestizaje y crecimiento de la comunidad entre Haitianos y Venezolanos a lo largo de los años. Esta cercanía me ha permitido conocer sus procesos de adaptación y generar lazos de amistad a pesar de las múltiples barreras culturales. |
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61 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #61 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #61 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #61 | mer, 11/02/2022 - 19:43 | Anonymous | Español | 95.100.87.116 | magola | ceron peña | Colombian | Puerto asis | Putumayo | Colombia | Colombia | Amateur | con la frente en alto llevo mi patria | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies?, Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | Ellas tuvieron que abandonar su país de origen, enfrentando muchos obstáculos llegaron a colombia; al comienzo colombia los recibió con mucho amor , pero al pasar los días, la población venezolana iba inundando este país y con ellos comenzó a entrar gran parte de la delincuencia generando la peor imagen y en ese momento se dispara una xenofobia. Los Colombianos sentían que la población venezolana le estaba quitando oportunidades ya que este país carece de trabajo y ademas otra parte ellos entraron a delinquir. Esta situación se vuelve incómoda para la población de venezuela, ya nadie quería darles trabajo, muchos de ellos comenzaron a botar todo lo que los identificaba. y a pesar de la discriminación, queda una mínima población que usa su bandera con orgullo, como estas mujeres que presento en las fotos, que a pesar de la xenofobia que existe en Colombia tienen sentido de pertenencia . |
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60 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #60 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #60 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #60 | mer, 11/02/2022 - 18:21 | Anonymous | English | 194.230.81.220 | Farzana | Naeemi | Afghan | Thessaloniki | Greece | Afghanistan | Greece | Amateur | We all dream in the same language | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies?, Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | I'm a girls from Afghanistan currently living in Greece.I came here fleeing from my country because I couldn't make my dreams come true. I couldn't afford to have dreams. In this land I can finally make my dreams come true, write my future without forgetting my past. I am working to integrate myself into the country where I live now but without forgetting my roots, who I am and where I come from. Our societies are very different, I am learning about Greek society and I am making known my traditions and the land where I come from to the people of here. |
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59 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #59 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #59 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #59 | mer, 11/02/2022 - 16:30 | Anonymous | English | 23.200.27.6 | María Renée | San José | Guatemalan | Guatemala City | Guatemala | Guatemala | Guatemala | Amateur | SOMETIMES, DIASPORA IS THE ONLY "DREAM" | Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland? | REMEMBERING A FAREWELL: "My dreams are different, I am going to leave," Romelia insisted to her family. She was 15 years old then, and has been living irregularly in the United States for three years. According to Arnulfo Mejía, her granddaughter Romelia studies and works "over there", but her roots stays connected in her land and family. "She has already come of age," he says with nostalgic eyes, while pointing to the wall that still holds the memory of the granddaughter he may never see again. Arnulfo Mejía lives in Pin Pin canton, a quiet and natural community of San Marcos, located more than 300 kilometers west of Guatemala City (in Central America). He is one of the beneficiaries of the Addressing the Root Causes of Irregular Migration project, implemented by IOM and supported by USAID. SOMETIMES DIASPORA CANNOT BE POSTPONED, BUT ROOTS AND MEMORIES REMAINS AT HOME AND HEART. |
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58 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #58 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #58 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #58 | mer, 11/02/2022 - 11:34 | Anonymous | English | 62.8.89.44 | Patrick | Kaberia | Kenyan | Nairobi | Kenya | Kenya | Switzerland | Amateur | PAWA Africa | Youth and their roots: what is it like to be born or grow up as a member of the diaspora; how can the youth connect with their homeland?, Diasporas as influencers: how does the diaspora contribute positively to their societies through the use of technology?, Diasporas helping their communities: what is it like to assist communities during a crisis? | The photos represent a Journey of a Diaspora going back to find a home community in a crisis, navigating through a solution, mobilizing friends and developing a water project for the community. This is a story of Patrick kaberia of Meru county in Kenya who goes Back, organizes his community in Nkiene Village , Meru County, and develops a water project to empower the community, schools and boos their livelihood. Patrick kaberia goes for Leadership fellowship initiated by President Obama called YALI ( Young African Leadership Initiative), completes the study and is impacting the community back home. He is running an Organization called PAWA Africa, and is partnering with YALI Alumni across Africa to transform communities, create jobs and enhance social justice. |
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57 | Star/flag iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #57 | Lock iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #57 | Add notes to iDiaspora Photo Contest - 2022: Submission #57 | mer, 11/02/2022 - 10:47 | Anonymous | Español | 184.85.101.82 | Mithail Afrige | Chowdhury | Bangladeshi | Dhaka | Dhaka | Bangladesh | Bangladesh | Amateur | I am a Rohingya Refugee | Navigating identities: is there a relationship between Diaspora’s homeland and new land? How do diasporas express their sense of belonging in multiple societies? | Risking death by sea or on foot, nearly 700000 rohingya people have been forced to flee from Myanmar to Bangladesh since August, 2017 due to state sponsored military crackdown.While Rohingyas are dissimilar to the Burmese, they (Rohingyas) are similar to Bangladeshi citizens to some extent,in terms of appearance, language, food and clothing, and most importantly, religion. A major driving force behind Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh is religion. The Rohingyas assume that Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country; the commonality of religion between the Rohingyas and the Bangladeshi people would enable a safe resort for the Rohingyas to live in peace in Bangladesh, and let them do their religious practices. Their assumptions became true partly. However, religious similarity does not resolve the issues around their legal status and identity crisis. Despite being exploited, many Rohingyas retain a firm belief in their connection to their land, Burma, and their ethnic identity. |
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