Għaxaqi by adoption, Bakaty B.Kanteh sends a strong message for a successful integration. Who is Bakary B. Kanteh? Let me begin by thanking you for coming to my house. I am 29 years old and I am from Gambia, a country in West Africa. I have been in Malta for the past 8 years, and I am living here in Ħal Għaxaq. I fell in love with this very old village where I settled in 2015 and I have never lived in any other village or any town other than Ħal Għaxaq. I sometimes call m

She was granted refugee status in 2019. After having a tedious time of it, she was accepted in 2020 by the University of Malta, where she is studying to become a nurse, her dream job. Who is Agnes Mudembo? First of all, thank you for coming to my house. My name is Agnes Mudembo, I come from Zimbabwe, in the south of Africa. I was granted refugee status by Malta in October 2019. I’m married and I have three kids, two girls and one boy who are still in Africa. I’m waiting for

Onana during the interview in his house in Iklin

“I grew up staying with my grandmother, the elderly are the sort of people that I love so much,” said Precious with a bright smile. Coming to Malta might not have been her first choice, but then she found opportunities that would lead to her dream job: caring for elderly. Elderly who in her culture represent wisdom and respectability. Asylum seeker and Mother of a 6-month-old baby, the 29-year-old young Nigerian woman welcomed us into her house and opened up about her wish to