My name is Fawzia.  was born in Nigeria. When I was five years old, my mum took me to Benin because my dad didn't have a job, and he needed to earn money to feed his family. My mum was struggling to buy food and clothes in Nigeria, so she decided to move where we could have a better life. Two years later, in Benin, my mum’s uncle helped us with the school fees and I started attending school. He took care of me until college. When he passed away, my mum couldn’t afford for me to go to university. Somehow, I started to understand how life works. I worked as a domestic worker in Nigeria and this family bought here in London.

 

This employer is a good employer but they had to go back to the USA so I was left behind and my nightmares began. My next employer was an abusive one who threw me out of the house. I learned to survive all these years with the support of VODW.

 

I have so much to say but I am not that ready to be more open perhaps this training will be able to help me build up my courage so I find my true self and be able to participate more.