Name: Ali Madad Hakimi

Profile: Hazara refugee from Afghanistan, living in Indonesia.

Advantages: UN-certified, good English skills, experienced in farming, FULLY FUNDED.

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

Canadian contact: Stephen Watt

After his father was killed, Ali Madad’s life was also in danger. His mother sent him to Iran but due to not having legal status there, he was deported back to Afghanistan. He then fled to Indonesia in 2016.

Ali Madad has been suffering from epilepsy. This is a simple illness to treat in Canada, but in Indonesia, he receives no help and his health is suffering. His treatment is possible only if he gets resettled in a country like Canada. He hopes now to find a group of friends who can bring him to Canada to start his life again.

His Story

Ali Madad was born in January 2000, in a village in the Uruzgan province in Afghanistan.

The Hazara people of the region have long been targets of persecution and massacres because of their culture, religion, and love for education. Ali Madad was a student and his father had bought some lands from Pashtuns. Later on, those Pashtuns turned out to be members of the Taliban and they started threatening Ali Madad’s father to give them those lands back. After his father refused, they killed him in August 2015.

“When I returned home from school, I heard that my father had been killed.”

Since his father’s enemy’s intention was to take over the lands, Ali Madad’s life was also in danger. His mother did not want to lose him as well, so she sent him to his aunt’s home which was in another village. While staying there, Ali Madad shared everything with his teacher who then suggested him to leave the area to save his life. After a week, Ali Madad went to Ghazni and then to Iran illegally with the help of his uncle. His uncle was working in a stone factory in Iran and Ali Madad was too young for that work. He then started working as a farmer in the agricultural field. Due to not having legal documents to stay in Iran, he was arrested by the police and was deported back to Afghanistan on March 30, 2016.

Journey

Since his life was in danger in Afghanistan, he went to Kabul and arranged for a people smuggler with the help of his friends. On April 6, 2016, he flew from Kabul to New Delhi, India and stayed there for a week. Then he flew to Singapore and then on to Jakarta, Indonesia. On April 21, 2016, he registered himself with the UNHCR.

Detention Centre

With no right to work or way to support himself in Indonesia, Ali Madad went to Batam Immigration Centre to ask for assistance. On November 1, 2016, he was transferred to a detention centre in Tanjung Pinang. He was a teenager when he entered the detention centre.

“Living behind cell was an awful experience for me. We had no access to go outside to feel freedom.”

While living there, he kept himself busy learning computer programs, drawing and English language.

His Health Issue

After spending 14 months inside the detention centre, Ali Madad received his freedom and was transferred to a community house on January 30, 2018.

Ali Madad has been suffering from epilepsy since 2018. The doctors in Tanjung Pinang have rejected his treatment due to the lack of facilities and medicines.

The doctors have also said that his treatment is possible in other countries.

His Hope

Ali Madad is always hoping and dreaming about a peaceful life, in which he can live with his family members.

It is possible. Since Ali Madad 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 Ali Madad is that he is FULLY FUNDED.

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

You can also reach out to Ali Madad directly on Facebook – or by email: Alimadadhakimi91@gmail.com or by WhatsApp: +6283809786606

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

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