Survival

Memoir· — Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? My story is called “Suffering.” My father’s name is Shika...

Memoir· — My story is about my life with my best friend and how she became such a person of worth in my life. It is a true story. It is not...

Memoir· — Life was good in our village of Kamituga in the district of Mwenga, DRC. I lived there with both of my parents, my three sisters, and my brother. I was...

Memoir· — I’m writing about the man who used to chop wood in the village. The wood was useful to people here. People used his woods to build houses, burn charcoal, and...

Memoir· — I wrote my story, “Young Person Under Influence,” because I noticed today young people are destroyed by a lack of knowledge, and also by a lack of support from their...

Memoir· — My story starts when my parents, my sisters and I decided to move from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the province of Kisangani, to Uganda. We found ourselves in...

Memoir· — Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? The title of my story is, “Safe Passages.” The reason...

Memoir· — It was a bright morning. I was lying in bed in a room built of uncooked bricks. Nothing but a plastic sheet for protection. My mother, my little brother and...

Memoir· — Thank you for sharing this powerful story with us. Could you tell us about what inspired you to write it? I wrote this story because of the life we’ve been...

Memoir· — When I was twelve years old, in 2017, my family and I fled from Democratic Republic of Congo due to food insecurity. We came to Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda...