Names: Anayet Ullah, his wife Kurshida Begum and their son Ata Ullah (3).

Profile: Rohingya refugees living in a refugee camp in Bangladesh.

Advantages: UN-certified, excellent English skills, Anayet is an educated, Rohingya refugee teacher and activist, and his wife Kurshida Begum is an experienced tailor.

Risk: At risk of being killed if returned home.

Canadian contact: Stephen Watt

Anayet was only 3 years old when his family fled to Bangladesh in 1992. It has been more than 3 decades since he has been living in a refugee camp. While facing many challenges in his life, he dedicated his time to teaching the English language to other Rohingya refugees. His wife Kurshida Begum is an experienced tailor. This is the time for them to have an opportunity to start their life in a safe country like Canada where they can have access to their basic human rights. Anayet and his wife need a group of five Canadian friends who can help them start a new life in Canada.

Background

Anayet Ullah was born in January 1989, in Myanmar. Due to well-founded fear of persecution based on racial discrimination, nationality, religion, freedom, restriction of marriage, belonging to a particular social group, or political opinion, his family became refugees in Bangladesh in 1992. They escaped brutalities, including burning genocide, ethnic cleansing, and maltreatment by the Burmese military.  

Teaching

Anayet grew up in a refugee camp in Bangladesh as a stateless person. While facing many challenges as a refugee there, he struggled and learned the English language. He now is a refugee teacher and activist registered under the UNHCR mandate in Bangladesh. He says:

“It has been about 15 years since I have been teaching Rohingya refugee children who have experienced severe victimization and human rights violations.”

Married Life

In 2018, Anayet married a girl named Kurshida Begum. In 2019, they both were blessed with a son whom they named Ata Ullah. As a father Anayet is very concerned about his son’s future. He knows the value of education and wants his son to get a proper education and live with freedom in a safe country.

Their Current Situation

Currently, there is no bright future in the dire circumstances of refugee life in Bangladesh for Anayet and his family. He longs for a new life and urges cooperation to make this possible. Without any prospects, his golden life stands at risk of being destroyed. Bangladesh does not hold the dream and hopes for his life and family. Consequently, he wishes to avoid a prolonged stay in Bangladesh, escaping statelessness and the hardships of refugee life. With a completed college degree, Anayet seeks a country where he can find freedom and life security.

He seeks guidance on where to go next and wonders about the plight of his refugee life and how long he will have to endure a captive life in the refugee camp in Bangladesh. He has decided not to return to his native land as the Myanmar government denies him citizenship.

Last Word

Since he cannot return to his country nor he can continue living without having access to his basic human rights, the only option for him to start a new life with his family is to resettle in a safe country like Canada where he can live with freedom, pursue his dreams and contribute to society. Anayet is an English teacher, and Kurshida Begum is an experienced tailor. Due to their skills, they can be resettled in a third country easily.

Since Anayet Ullah and his wife Kurshida Begum and their son Ata Ullah are officially certified as refugees by the UNHCR – unlike the vast majority of the world’s refugees – they qualify for Canada’s private sponsorship program.

If you would like to sponsor them – or if you’re just interested in helping to bring them here – please contact their friend Stephen Watt on Facebook.

You can reach out to Anayet Ullah directly on Facebook.

Reach out and discover how wonderful it is to privately sponsor a good family to start a new life – with your help – in Canada!

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