Fatima - Journey to Canada: Stories of Refugees

Fatima, a former Afghani refugee and now proud Canadian citizen, shares her inspirational journey.

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Descriptive Transcript: Fatima – Journey to Canada: Stories of Refugees

Video length: 45 seconds

Urban music plays in the background while a video montage is shown of a dark sky with black windy clouds. The sky opens up to reveal sunlight hidden behind.

The screen turns from daylight to a white background.

Gold text displays: “Canada’s Humanitarian Tradition” with a red Canadian maple leaf.

A woman appears on screen in an office setting.

Fatima (Learning Consultant): And then the war started in Afghanistan, there was security threats. You don't want to be in the refugee camp all the time, so the goal was to immigrate. Canada is my home now and I feel so much connected to Canada than any other part of the world. So it was a great way to know that you can now vote, you can participate in a whole range of activities in Canada.

The screen goes black.

Text displays in white font: “To learn more: Canada/ca.refugees”