A training scheme that equips young people with the skills they need to get a job at domestic is designed to deter them from the perilous crossing to EuropeFor its size,the Gambia is experiencing a disproportionate number of people leaving the country. Its population is just under 2 million, yet over the past two years it has come fourth and fifth in the International Organisation for Migration’s league of the six main nationalities identified attempting to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy.
Abubacarr Danjo tried several times to purchase the “back way” to Europe, or as Gambians call it. “I spent three days on the boat. No matter whether you get there or not,you regret making the journey,” he says. “The conditions on the boat are terrible. You are packed like sardines, and you occupy to piss where you sit,you vomit, and the sea water burns your skin. You make the journey all because of poverty.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com