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Name: | Rediat Abayneh |
Age: | 25 |
Year of the Fix: | 2017 |
Location: | Bristol |
Campaign: | To encourage British people to appreciate where they live |
I had to leave my homeland because there was religious persecution and I was scared for my life. I wasn’t safe so I had to leave home.
I ended up at the 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais. I was only 16 and a long way away from family and friends.
After several attempts I hid in the back of a lorry full of fertilizer and managed to get across to Britain. Finally, I felt safe.
I went to college and university here and got a much better education than I would have had at home.
I want to thank Britain for having me, and encourage young people who were born here to appreciate how lucky they are.
The following Fixers helped me with this Fix:
Harriet Adams
Patrycia Szypula
Luisa Fernanda Cruz Guerra
Alexandra Peretin
Ashley Peretin
Meghan Spetch
Hand Esmat
Lamiaa Diab
Steve Owen from Borderlands and Melissa Nauarrete supported me with this Fix.
Meghann
Macauley Collinson
Mary-Anne White and Lucy Wills
Becky Thorn
Alexandra Garrick
Hannah Baker
Timothy Cranfield
Mason Latey
'Kate'
Liam Thomas
Olivia G
Hafsa Ur-Rehman
Fern Lulham
Fixers
Lauren Taylor
Shano
Tilly and Bella
Jack H
Sam Barakat
Hannah Carter