Increasingly restrictive border policies have created the most dangerous route in the world. The coronavirus pandemic has made it even worse.

Mariangela, a Protection Officer for the IRC in Colombia, helps with transporting Venezuelan refugees who have left their homes on a daily basis. She talks about what it’s like to work in transportation assistance, what to pay special attention to, and what keeps her motivated, even when faced with the toughest situations.

Muyambo Marcel Chishimba is a Congolese refugee resettled by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in New Jersey, The United States. For three decades, Chishimba worked at his art before he was forced to flee his war-torn country in 1991.