'The journey to make my life easier has actually been the most difficult experience I have ever faced in my life'. An unaccompanied minor recounts his journey to safety in Europe.
Read 'Hotspot Stories', Vicki Squire's response to the author's testimony.
Rescue boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Photo: Vicki Squire.
I am a child from a small west African country called the Gambia. Both my parents are from the same tribe. I am from a small town where fishing is the main industry. My father cooks and sells meat at the ferry terminal.
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