Live to Achieve
A Haitian migrant once aiming for the US decides to stay in Tijuana for good. Jerome and his wife journey from Brazil heading for the US, but realize they can
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Entrepreneurship
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Hacking the Challenges of Starting Anew
Quiet and steady, one public accountant tries every approach in the book to guarantee his family’s financial stability. Since arriving in Colombia in 2020, Marco has held several jobs
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You Must Hustle
Pursuing an education in mechanical engineering while working as an entrepreneur and broker, a twenty-nine-year-old works to create opportunity. Simon, a young man from South Sudan, struggles to obtain his
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Finding Prosperity in Community
By networking with other refugees in Kampala, a Congolese couple is able to find temporary housing and work opportunities. Isabelle and her husband fled to Kampala in 2012 after the
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The Cow: The Only Thing My Children Have
A single mother of nine serves as her family’s caretaker and breadwinner. Kadi, who once ran a small but stable business in South Sudan, arrived in Uganda with few
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Making Do by Making Brew
South Sudanese mother tries to earn enough to survive by supplementing her food rations with brewing liquor. Like many South Sudanese women we interviewed... have since settled in Bidi Bidi
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A Rare Story of Triumph
Two professors learn to thrive in their new communities. In their previous lives in Venezuela, Vanessa and Leo held multiple degrees and worked in high-paying jobs as professors. They journeyed
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I Am the Boss”: A Journey From Exploitation to Entrepreneurship
Where one sees challenges, Rosa sees opportunities. We met Rosa, a 30 to 35-year-old Venezuelan woman, with her son and partner in their restaurant in La Florida, a Quito neighborhood
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Fortitude and Resourcefulness Are Not Enough
“What kills you is that you cannot do anything legally here.” Khalil, a 40-year-old Syrian man, was one among the most entrepreneurial participants that we met during this research. A
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If You’re Uncomfortable, You Can Go
“Going home? I would rather die.” Zara loved her life in Ethiopia. She was in love. She and her husband had four perfect children, three girls and one boy. Both
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From the Frying Pan into the Fire
“For a long time, we would dig holes and bury the money inside.” Droughts, inflation, looting, and violence in Somalia forced Ali’s mother’s tea stall and his father’
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Work for Yourself
A Haitian migrant shares his journey to Tijuana via Brazil and how he’s found relative success by running his own business. Constant earned a comfortable living driving a public
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