What care workers from Zimbabwe sacrifice for their children’s future
Ruby is a 30-year-old mother of three, and she’s ready to do whatever it takes to give her kids a better life. Even if it means leaving her family in Zimbabwe to become a live-in care worker in the UK. Now, halfway across the world from everyone she loves, Ruby works around the clock to make enough money to bring her family together again. But can Ruby sustain the punishing routine long enough to pull it off?
Why young Nigerians are leaving home for good
According to a recent survey, 70% of Nigerians aged 15 to 35 want to leave the country. Despite a fulfilling dental career, Damola wants to migrate to Canada too, leaving behind everything and everyone she knows including her recently widowed mother. How did Nigeria get here? And what are the hidden costs of migration, both for those who leave, and those who stay behind?