This video traces the reasons people leave their country of origin, some of the routes they travel, and the costs of the journey. The information draws on Fletcher research in Latin America, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and Africa.
Read MoreBy Catherine Wanjala, under the supervision of Kim Wilson.
During displacement, families are jolted into new realities. From navigating new foods and new educational opportunities to negotiating a maze of new customs, displaced households struggle to master their unfamiliar surroundings. Opportunities to earn a living also greatly differed from what refugees and migrants had available to them in their countries of origin. Refugees often found these new realities also shifted roles within the family.
Return to Maps Home Mapping Migrant Journeys
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Read MoreShe eventually leaves Syria for Turkey and hopes to continue on to Germany.
Read MoreMainly expressed by young men pushed into going by their families, it has become a social norm. Others have made
Read MoreIncludes hoping to reunite with children and parents who have already made the journey to Europe or the US.
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