‘When We See Refugees, We Should See Opportunity’

‘When We See Refugees, We Should See Opportunity’: Inside Efforts to Harness the Potential of the Displaced

It was heartbreak that almost ended Faduma Abukar. But an opportunity enabled her to turn it into a new beginning. For years, the Somali refugee had treated painting as a lonely release while living in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a catharsis to express the pain and frustration of being stuck in a foreign land with few prospects and an uncertain future. Every time Faduma’s mother went to the local Internet café to speak to their father, wh…

‘When We See Refugees, We Should See Opportunity’

It was heartbreak that almost ended Faduma Abukar. But an opportunity enabled her to turn it into a new beginning. For years, the Somali refugee had treated painting as a lonely release while living in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, a catharsis to express the pain and frustration of being stuck in a foreign land with few prospects and an uncertain future. Every time Faduma’s mother went to the local Internet café to speak to their father, wh…