Personal stories

I was born in 1998 in Mazar Sharif city of Balkh province of Afghanistan. I went to Bakhtar High school and graduated on 2017. Along with school, I joined youth association and I was volunteer member of youth association administration of Balkh province for five years.

In 2017 I began studying law and political sciences in Turkistan university of Balkh province, which unfortunately I couldn’t complete, as I forced to leave Afghanistan in 2019.

I have been in Greece since October 2019; We arrived in  Lesvos Island and then we were transferred to the mainland. Since then I have work experience as Interpreter/Translator and English language teacher.

I worked as volunteer interpreter and optometrist  assistant with Light Without Borders Clinic, and also as volunteer interpreter in the Safe Zone of Moria camp for five months. After I was transferred to the mainland,  we established Wave of hope for the future (a school for  refugees inside the Nea Kavala camp), where I had been teaching advanced English classes for four months and then I worked as communication coordinator. Since October 2020, I have been working as Interpreter in Omnes Association. Being an interpreter is a demanding job, I am   aware that it takes years to gain experience, however, I feel comfortable with having to deal with difficult or emotional situations and face challenges on an everyday basis. 

I would like to be a professional interpreter in order to acquire more knowledge, build up my capacity, reveal my potential and benefit from new experiences.  I also like to help people in their needs and try to support their growth in the best possible ways. What I will enjoy, too, will be to work in a multilingual environment, learning different languages and cultures. I strongly believe that the passion of people always makes the world different.

My name is Marzeyeh, I am 29 years old, I come from Afghanistan and recently I moved in Kilkis, with my husband and our two children. We arrived in Greece in 2018, after we faced a lot of hardships, but we did not give up. I always believe that we will succeed.⁣

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During my accomodation in Thessaloniki, I had been a long-term and contributive member of Irida Women’s Center. I had been volunteering for 15 months twice a week as a teacher for the sewing classes, while also organizing the timetable of topics and the materials. I am so thankful to the dear members of Irida for helping me open an online store!⁣

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I would love to keep making tailoring products in the future and also teach tailoring to those who are interested, as I enjoy helping the others. My husband, Mohammad, and I tried hard to open a shop and create a job ourselves, but we did not succeed so far. We will do it in the future.⁣

I'm Fatima, a 16-year-old girl from Afghanistan. After enduring many hardships, I arrived in Greece where I found peace and tranquility.⁣
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I love studying, painting, cooking (especially baking cakes and donuts) and learning new things.⁣
However, my favorite hobby is photography. I can clearly say that photography is the most beautiful feeling in the world for me... I love capturing different people, my living environment, nature and everything else that attracts my attention.⁣
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I have big goals and aspirations in mind, I strive to achieve them and I hope that I will make them come true.⁣
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My dream is that one day I can become a successful and skilled photographer and make progress in this field.⁣
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I hope that all people, including the people of Afghanistan, will always be at peace and that everyone will achieve their interests and desires.⁣

Fatimah Hosseini

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