Name: Abdul Hakim Mohammadi

Profile: Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, living in Indonesia.

Advantages: UN-certified, good English skills, experienced driver, mason and barber, FULLY FUNDED.

Risk: At risk of being tortured and killed by the Taliban if returned home.

Canadian contact: Stephen Watt

Due to working as a driver for a company that was a partner with the government, Hakim was arrested by the Taliban. After being tortured by them, he managed to escape from there and fled to Indonesia by boat in 2014.

Since then, he has been living in the state of limbo. His hope now is to find a group of Canadian friends who can help him start his life again in Canada.

Tortured and Beaten

Hakim was born in 1994 in the Malistan district in Ghazni province in Afghanistan. As a child, he was busy with studying and his dream was to become an educated person in the future.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t continue his education and had to work in agriculture alongside his father to support his family. The Hazara people of the region have long been targets of persecution and massacres because of their culture, religion, and love for education.

In January 2014, hakim found a stable job in central Ghazni as a driver in a company that was involved with the government. He was happy to work and be able to help his family. Everything was so far good until the incident happened to him on the way from Ghazni back to Malistan. On his arrival in Dasht-e-Qarabgh on October 20, 2014, the Taliban stopped his car and searched every passenger. After Hakim was recognized by the Taliban, he was blindfolded and driven to an unknown house where he was badly tortured and beaten by the Taliban.

“They kept beating me for the whole day just because of my work for that company.”

During the night’s prayer, Hakim found a chance to get out of there, and after making it outside, he kept running and crossing mountains until he reached the highway. From there, he was helped by a driver and dropped in Kabul.

The Way to Indonesia

From Kabul, Hakim contacted his family and told them what had happened. He was then told by his mother and uncle not to return to the village since he was already recognized by the Taliban and he was at risk of being captured and killed by them.

Knowing that he was no longer safe in his country, he arranged for a people smuggler, and on November 1, 2014, he flew from Kabul to New Delhi, India where he stayed for 15 days. From there, he was brought to Malaysia by plane and he stayed there for 10 days. On November 25, 2014, he arrived in Pekanbaru, Indonesia by a dangerous boat.

Detention Centre

On the way to Jakarta, the local police caught him and took him to Lampung Immigration Centre where he was kept for about 24 days. On December 19, 2014, he was transferred to a detention centre in Pontianak city. The detention centre was overcrowded and badly ventilated. Hakim and other refugees faced many challenges like, lack of food, water and proper medical care.

“Despite facing such difficulties, I decided to spend my time in English training courses and other skills.”

On June 2018, he received his freedom from the detention center and was transferred to a community house in the city of Batam. Since then, he has been living there.

His Dreams

Hakim dreams to become a truck driver in the future. As a UNHCR refugee, he cannot get proper education, work, drive and travel to another city. His dream can be achieved if he gets resettled to a safe country like Canada.

Since Abdul Hakim is officially certified as a refugee by the UNHCR – unlike the vast majority of the world’s refugees – he qualifies for Canada’s private sponsorship program. Another good thing about him is that he is FULLY FUNDED.

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

You can reach out to Abdul Hakim directly on Facebook – or by email: hm6970288@gmail.com – or through WhatsApp: +62 895-3472-39792.

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