Reunite this family separated for 9 years
Canada
Nemat and Nisa are Hazara Afghans. They have two boys ages 11 and 9, who have not seen their father for 9 years, Nemat was forced to flee Afghanistan after being attacked by the Taliban while working on public infrastructure projects with a Norwegian NGO.
Nemat was then detained in Indonesia, unable to work, travel or get further education, but worst of all is unable to see his family and watch his boys grow up.
Nisa was relatively safe in Afghanistan until its allies left in 2021 and the Taliban took over. She was attacked in her home, so fled on foot over the mountains, and into Pakistan to save her own and her boys’ lives. Once there, she became homeless. Nemat has been helpless to assist them.
Because of Canada’s private sponsorship program, there is hope to reunite Nemat, Nisa and their two boys. $30 000 will allow a Group of 5 Canadians to sponsor the family and join them together in Canada.
Please help us reunite this family after 9 years, and allow the boys to meet their father, and have Nisa and Nerat rejoin each other.
The boys send a message of love to their dad
Any donation, no matter how small or large, will help.
Nemat and Nisa were married in 2010, a time of hope in Afghanistan. They soon welcomed a son, and Nemat worked as a forman for a Norweigan-Afghan NGO to help build public infrastruture projects to improve their community. In 2013, their second son was born.
Nemat and Nisa’s beautifully decorated wedding car
Nemat and Nisa are Hazara Afghans. The Hazara have long been targets of persecution and massacres because of their culture, religion, and love for education.
In 2013, Nemat was overseeing workers who were constructing farm buildings, pools and school buildings with the goal of creating a better community and society. One day in December 2013, on his way to Ghazni he was stopped by the Taliban.
There were 4 armed members of the Taliban on two bikes. After finding my documents and laptop, they tied my hands, blindfolded and took me and two other Hazara men to an unknown place.
Nemat managed to escape, but knew that as they were in possession of his documents, the Taliban would come to kill him. He hid for nine months, and finally decided to leave the country hoping for safety.
He ended up in Indonesia, which is not a signatory to the 1951 Geneva Convention. As such, he was detained in prison there, until being granted refugee status. Even so, he is not allowed to work, travel more than 10 km from his residence or go to school.
In spite of these circumstances, he has become fluent in English and wishes to continue his career in construction.
While this story is heartbreaking in and of itself, the most difficult part is that Nemat had to leave behind his wife and two small boys ages two and three months.
Nisa and the boys lived in their home village after Nemat was forced to leave until the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021. When the Taliban overran the country, they attacked Nisa in her home two nights in a row. Terrified, she and the children left the house and hid in the mountains for three nights. Nisa and the boys then walked 50 km through the mountains to Jaghuri and paid for a smuggler to take them to Quetta in Pakistan.
She could not find safety in Quetta either. She was violently harassed by her landlord, and forced to leave her second home. With no family or friends to help, Nisa and the boys were homeless on the streets of Quetta. The only way she could communicate with Nemat was to borrow a phone from a stranger and message him on Facebook.
Fortunately, Nisa was given a temporary reprieve when a kind Australian sent some money for rent and a phone. With the gift of the smartphone, Nisa and Nermat were able to video call for the first time in years.
After years, I just had a video call with my children and gave them the news that I have the opportunity to be sponsored to Canada, and I promised them I would pick them up and take them to Canada as soon as possible.
Waiting for nine years is not easy but I believe that one day I will reach u by help of god, that’s why I am waiting tirelessly for u – Nisa
Please help us reunite Nemat, Nisa and their boys.
(For our international friends – here is a link to information about Canada’s Private Sponsorship Program)
Geraldine Moore
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Nemat and Nisa are Hazara Afghans. They have two boys ages 11 and 9, who have not seen their father for 9 years, Nemat was forced to flee Afghanistan after being attacked by the Taliban while working on public infrastructure projects with a Norwegian NGO.
Nemat was then detained in Indonesia, unable to work, travel or get further education, but worst of all is unable to see his family and watch his boys grow up.
Nisa was relatively safe in Afghanistan until its allies left in 2021 and the Taliban took over. She was attacked in her home, so fled on foot over the mountains, and into Pakistan to save her own and her boys’ lives. Once there, she became homeless. Nemat has been helpless to assist them.
Because of Canada’s private sponsorship program, there is hope to reunite Nemat, Nisa and their two boys. $30 000 will allow a Group of 5 Canadians to sponsor the family and join them together in Canada.
Please help us reunite this family after 9 years, and allow the boys to meet their father, and have Nisa and Nerat rejoin each other.
The boys send a message of love to their dad
Any donation, no matter how small or large, will help.
Nemat and Nisa were married in 2010, a time of hope in Afghanistan. They soon welcomed a son, and Nemat worked as a forman for a Norweigan-Afghan NGO to help build public infrastruture projects to improve their community. In 2013, their second son was born.
Nemat and Nisa’s beautifully decorated wedding car
Nemat and Nisa are Hazara Afghans. The Hazara have long been targets of persecution and massacres because of their culture, religion, and love for education.
In 2013, Nemat was overseeing workers who were constructing farm buildings, pools and school buildings with the goal of creating a better community and society. One day in December 2013, on his way to Ghazni he was stopped by the Taliban.
There were 4 armed members of the Taliban on two bikes. After finding my documents and laptop, they tied my hands, blindfolded and took me and two other Hazara men to an unknown place.
Nemat managed to escape, but knew that as they were in possession of his documents, the Taliban would come to kill him. He hid for nine months, and finally decided to leave the country hoping for safety.
He ended up in Indonesia, which is not a signatory to the 1951 Geneva Convention. As such, he was detained in prison there, until being granted refugee status. Even so, he is not allowed to work, travel more than 10 km from his residence or go to school.
In spite of these circumstances, he has become fluent in English and wishes to continue his career in construction.
While this story is heartbreaking in and of itself, the most difficult part is that Nemat had to leave behind his wife and two small boys ages two and three months.
Nisa and the boys lived in their home village after Nemat was forced to leave until the Taliban took over Afghanistan in 2021. When the Taliban overran the country, they attacked Nisa in her home two nights in a row. Terrified, she and the children left the house and hid in the mountains for three nights. Nisa and the boys then walked 50 km through the mountains to Jaghuri and paid for a smuggler to take them to Quetta in Pakistan.
She could not find safety in Quetta either. She was violently harassed by her landlord, and forced to leave her second home. With no family or friends to help, Nisa and the boys were homeless on the streets of Quetta. The only way she could communicate with Nemat was to borrow a phone from a stranger and message him on Facebook.
Fortunately, Nisa was given a temporary reprieve when a kind Australian sent some money for rent and a phone. With the gift of the smartphone, Nisa and Nermat were able to video call for the first time in years.
After years, I just had a video call with my children and gave them the news that I have the opportunity to be sponsored to Canada, and I promised them I would pick them up and take them to Canada as soon as possible.
Waiting for nine years is not easy but I believe that one day I will reach u by help of god, that’s why I am waiting tirelessly for u – Nisa
Please help us reunite Nemat, Nisa and their boys.
(For our international friends – here is a link to information about Canada’s Private Sponsorship Program)
Geraldine Moore
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