Podcast - My Refugee Story
Podcast - My Refugee Story
Embark on a journey of strength and hope with "My Refugee Story," a podcast by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency in Belgium.
Immerse yourself in remarkable stories shared by five refugees who have found a new home in Belgium.
We discover their personal experiences as they were forced to flee and what happened next when they arrived to Belgium.
In the first episode of My Refugee Story, we talk with Abdulazez Dukhan, a talented Syrian photographer and computer science graduate living in Belgium. He and his family came to Belgium through the EU Relocation Scheme after a tough journey which led him from Syria through Turkey and Greece, and finally to Belgium.
In the second episode of My Refugee Story, we speak with Mariana Cadenas, a Venezuelan journalist and filmmaker based in Brussels. She found safety in Belgium in 2016 and started processing the emotions that come with fleeing your home through art and storytelling.
In the third episode of My Refugee Story, we speak with Sofiia, a Ukrainian journalist who found safety in Belgium, and Christophe, the founder of Euractiv who welcomed Sofiia in his home together with his wife.
In the fourth episode of My Refugee Story, we chat with Obada Otabashi, a Syrian entrepreneur and founder of ‘We Exist’.
In the fifth episode of My Refugee Story, we sat down with Alphonse Munyaneza, a long-serving UNHCR staff member, a refugee and a champion of refugee inclusion.
THE TEAM
Host: Maeve Patterson
Production/editing: Antoinne Le Guennec and Jens De Pauw
Music: Beat Mekanik
Visual design: Angèle Bertrand and Julieta Hisi
Research: Ben Mason
Other support: Maria Vandecandelaere, Emma Franckaert, Hind Sharif, Ruben Fierens and Frederik Bordon
