By Eda Elif Tibet
(Originally posted on August 7: reposted here with permission from Youth Circulations)
Prior to a radio broadcast, I asked youth residing in a shelter for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in Turkey to draw his dream of an ideal life. Showing them the outline of a world map with no country names and no borders, I asked them to draw their dreams of living any place they wanted. Below is an excerpt from my conversation with Caadil.
Elif: Caadil, could you tell us a little bit about yourself?
Caadil: My name is Caadil, I am from Somalia. I came in 2012 into Turkey. I am living in Istanbul and I am a student. Would this be enough?
Elif: Sure, thank you. Today, I asked Caadil to draw his dream. Could you tell us something about what you drew?
