Fontié ki kwaze: Haitian immigration and the challenges to humanitarian policy in Brazil (original) (raw)

Migrants and Refugees nationals. He has a Law degree from the State University of Haiti (UEH) and a Teacher Training degree from the Public University of Artibonite in Gonaives. He is a Specialist in Citizenship and Human Rights in the Policy Context from PUC-Minas, where he is currently studying Social Work. He moved to Brazil alone and arrived in Belo Horizonte following the advice of an uncle who already lived in the region. He started a family in the country and has a son. Over the years, he understood that Brazil, despite having given him an opportunity to start his life over, is unable to offer adequate conditions for his academic progress due to the difficulties in validating his undergraduate degrees. AHM Khairul Islam, 32 years old, Bengali, professional cricket player and merchant, arrived in Brazil in 2013 as a refugee. He migrated to Bolivia in 2013 and faced many difficulties until he decided to move to Brazil that same year. He first lived in São Paulo, where he received support from his compatriots. He worked in the clothing trade and later as a volunteer interpreter for Bengali journalists who came to Brazil to cover the World Cup in 2014. He focused his efforts on learning Portuguese, despite not being able to take free classes. He served as a volunteer for the Bengali community in attending the Federal Police and served as a focal point for his embassy in Brazil. He tried to establish himself in Brasilia as a merchant for a period, but returned to São Paulo, where he now lives and acts as a director of the Legal Department of the NGO África do Coração. He opened a clothing factory that employed Brazilians and migrants, which was closed due to the covid-19 pandemic. Adama Konate, 39, Malian, accountant, arrived alone in Brazil in 2012 on a tourist visa. He had the Cyntia Sampaio, 41, social worker, from Pernambuco. An internal migrant in childhood and adolescence (São Paulo) and adult life (Brasília), an international student (