Ali and his family are ready to return to Somalia after living in Dadaab refugee camp for the past five years. We follow their journey from packing up their home in the camp to settling into their new life back in Somalia.
The family heads back to Kismayo, the coastal city where Ali is from. The children meet many of their extended relatives, including their grandmother, for the first time. Ali is able to show his son the ocean, something he feared he would never get to do as refugees living in landlocked Dadaab.
The road ahead for the family will not be easy. After so many years of strife, job opportunities in Somalia remain a challenge. But for Ali, being able to raise his children in their home country is worth the struggle.
“I am happy because I am finally home,” he says. “Whether we are hungry or full, at least we know we are free.”
http://tracks.unhcr.org/2015/10/return-to-somalia/
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