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Syrian family sharing experiences of Covid-19 (English)

A Syrian woman who currently resides in England shares her thoughts on Covid-19 and what it means to her and her family. This version has been translated into English by Ahmad, one of the researchers on this project.

27th November 2023

Facing quarantine alone in Colombia

Yesenia shares her testimonial about living during the pandemic in Colombia with her child. A touching story and expression of emotions.

27th November 2023

Syrian family sharing experiences of Covid-19 (Arabic)

A Syrian woman who currently resides in England shares her thoughts on Cov-19 and what it means to her and her family. This version is in Arabic.

27th November 2023

Can’t Plan (a Public Health Worker)

A staff member of Public Health Wales, originally from Africa talks about her own experience in work and private life during the lockdown.

27th November 2023

Public Heath Wales and Black Lives Matters

A staff member of Public Health Wales, originally from Africa talks about her own experience in work and private life during the lockdown.

27th November 2023

Mi jardin – My garden

Ruth is a Venezuelan migrant who fled from her country to seek asylum in the UK with her immediate family, leaving many behind. She worked as a teacher for 24 years and applied her creativity in teaching preschool kids. During the pandemic lockdown she started gardening, growing flowers and vegetables for first time in UK. In this audio she relates her experience. (In Spanish.)

27th November 2023

Giving birth during lockdown

Rita tells her story of giving birth in lockdown: “After trying several years finally we were welcoming our second child in June 2020. We had many challenges already because of our residence permit and then COVID-lockdown started. … When my midwife shared with me the news that I might have to go alone to the hospital for the delivery because of Covid, that made me so stressed and I was frightened because of the situation … but in the end, my partner was able to attend to witness the birth and that was wonderful”.

27th November 2023

The man on the TV

This wonderful story from renowned queer seanchaí (Irish oral storyteller) and academic Joseph de-Lappe is called The Man on the TV. It interweaves memories of growing up queer in rural Ireland, of living through other epidemics, in particular HIV/AIDS in 1980s, and how Covid triggers his father’s memories of living through polio in 1950s.

27th November 2023

Greed Kills

Richard Nomba Tshimanga is a volunteer with the Congolese Development Project and the Centre for African Entrepreneurship, assisting with their respective food support projects during the pandemic. Here, he tells a tale in Congolese French about the pitfalls of greed. It’s a tale which is told all over Africa and a timely reminder about how we must not let our greed infect us in Covid Times. Translated below in English.

27th November 2023