In Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp, 800 untrained teachers manage classes of up to 200 children. Volunteer Casey Pearson is transforming education through teacher training, language programmes and classroom management techniques, offering hope amid one of the world’s most prolonged displacement crises. Deborah Torr Imagine that today is the […]
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An immigrant mother crossing borders for her son
A story to remember. Karol arrived in Bristol after Spain’s economic crisis prevented her from working as a teacher. Years later, following the end of her relationship, the custody dispute over her younger son intensified when Rafael took the boy to Spain and he subsequently went missing during a visit. […]
A migrant journey shaped by work and study
Having left Ecuador for Spain as a five-year-old, Verónica found herself emigrating again 17 years later. She now lives in south London, studies English alongside her cleaning job and plans to go to university, while recalling both the opportunities and difficulties faced by Latin American migrants. When Veronica was only […]
Waking up to Finnegan
James Joyce’s “Finnegans wake” has long been studied but learning how to read the book is a different if complementary matter. A good way to begin is by listening to its unique soundscapes and rhythms. Sean Sheehan With a copy of the novel’s opening pages before you– the […]
Looking for the guilty, always finding oneself
A poet once said there is nothing more humorous than history — especially Colombia’s. From Bolívar dying without a shirt to modern ministers exposed as thieves, the pattern repeats: those who point fingers are often the guiltiest. So ironic it hurts to laugh. Armando Orozco Tovar “Find the […]
















