The Rezaie family arrived at AIRE in October 2024. Until 2021, they had a comfortable life in Afghanistan, where Qurban worked for the Ministry of Peace in the country. He was engaged to Sakineh, who had just finished her studies and had started working as a teacher. However, with the Taliban’s takeover, Qurban not only …
Felix, Kimberlin, Osmariel, and Osmarlyn are the new residents of AIRE. They are Venezuelans and arrived on September 14th. Like many Venezuelans, they came to Brazil in search of a better quality of life and more opportunities for their two daughters, aged 8 and 10. Felix reports that he worked very hard in Venezuela, but …
In July 2024, Brazilians cheered and celebrated the dedication and determination of the athletes who represented our country at the Paris Olympics. The Brazilian delegation included more women than men—163 versus 126, marking a historic moment in the Olympic Games. By the end of the event, they proved that they were not just numbers. Most …
Abel, Melissa, Miguel and Aaron’s family left AIRE in the first half of 2024 after finishing their cycle with us. At first they rented a small house in Diadema (city where AIRE is located), and now they have managed to move to a slightly larger house, offering more comfort for the family. Just like all …
Some of AIRE’s projects start as a small idea, a suggestion from someone who has a talent and wants to put it to good use, and someone willing to make it happen. This is how our sewing studio came about. A former resident of AIRE, who was a seamstress in her home country, wanted to …
J. and M. live in Santo André, in greater São Paulo. One day when they were in their car and stopped at a traffic light in São Bernardo do Campo, a neighboring city, they met Raul who was selling candy to support his family. They decided to stop and park to talk and learn a …
As our work grows and becomes better known, requests for help also increase. And unfortunately at AIRE we have a space limit that prevents us from offering the opportunity for a fresh start to more refugees who are seeking to fulfill their dream of rebuilding their lives in Brazil. In a meeting with social workers …
Hernán, Frannys and Allan are from Isla Margarita in Venezuela, a place with beautiful beaches where Hernan worked as a sailor and cook on tourist boats. However, with the serious crisis in the country, life became increasingly difficult until they found themselves with no other alternative than to abandon their homeland and try to start …
The Yaqoobi family came from the city of Bamyar in Afghanistan. Sharif, the father, worked for the previous government and with the Taliban taking power, his life was put in danger and his family began to be persecuted. Masooma, the mother, was a teacher, and with the new government she not only lost her job, …
Roh Ullah, Shahnaz and their children Aylin and Aryan arrived in Brazil in December 2023. They left Afghanistan for the same reason that thousands of other people have fled the country. The change of government brought insecurity, persecution, lack of resources and the loss of freedom of expression for the population. Their first step was …
