Resources
Children's Stories
Read through these stories, then answer the questions in the grid.
Ahmed's Story
My name is Ahmed Jama. I am 11 years old. I used to live in a country called Somalia. Today I am living in England because of the war in my country. My family lived in a city called Hargeisa. We had a good life. Then soldiers attacked our house because they thought we did not support the government.
They took my father away. We didn't see him again. Me, my mum and my two sisters ran away as we were scared.
We finally reached a country called Ethiopia. There were many more Somalis living there. It was cold and many people got sick from sleeping outside. One of my sisters was taken to hospital.
When I was 9 we came to London. I have been going to school for two years. I like school. I miss my Dad and my best friend Mohamed. Now I play football with my friends. My favourite team is Arsenal.
Parvin's Story
My name is Parvin and I am 10 years old. I was born in Tehran, the capital of Iran. My Dad used to be a teacher there. We lived in a nice flat.
When I was very young I knew things were getting worse for my father. My uncle was a politician, and because of some of the things that my uncle said, both he and my father were arrested. My father was very weak when the police let him go.
One day my Mum woke me up very early in the morning. We dressed and got into the car. My parents had packed a few clothes, food and a few other things. My mum had packed my favourite toys, but I had to leave many things behind. We got on a plane that brought us to London.
We stayed with an aunt for a few months, and then we found our own flat. I have a lot of new friends here, but I still miss my friends in Iran.
Arlena's Story
I lived in Kosovo. I had a very happy life with my two sisters and one brother. My father was a doctor there and my mother was a nurse.
The government closed our schools. The police would not let us go to school normally, so we had secret schools in houses. We sat on the floor with just a blackboard.
I was 14 years old. We left our country because the soldiers burned our house. It was not safe. Now I am going to school in England. I have made friends. I still miss my beautiful country.