Refugee for Life: My Journey Across Africa to Find a Place Called Home

About the Book

“Refugee for Life” is the story of Innocent Magambi, born a refugee who lived his first 27 years in five refugee camps all across East Africa.

In his book, Innocent chronicles his life growing up as a displaced person. He talks about the frustration of trying to make a home in his native Burundi only to be chased out by violence and experience the insecurity of living in a host country at war with its citizens.

His story is an account of the refugee’s constant struggle and challenge of escaping the protective but confining boundaries of the refugee camp and discovering life as a person fully functional and integrated in society.

About the Author

Innocent Magambi was born in a small refugee settlement in DR Congo in 1979. His parents had fled the tribal conflict in Burundi seven years earlier. He survived on emergency food handouts for the first 27 years of his life until he was offered the opportunity of a college education.

In 2006, Innocent founded There is Hope, a Malawian NGO providing refugees at Dzaleka refugee camp and their Dowa host community with access to education and income-generating activities. He led the organization for 15 years, impacting thousands of refugees and Malawians through educational scholarships, vocational training, and job creation. The organization now operates with a staff of 53 people.

After leaving There is Hope, Innocent founded Inua Advocacy to advocate for refugee rights, working toward a world where no refugee is trapped in statelessness.

Inno’s hope is that by telling his story he will help dispel myths concerning the purpose, predicaments, and prospects of displaced people.

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