Abeje | Onehunga, Auckland

“I would like to say to all the community, come together and work together with the community. I come to Sudan to New Zealand, and I am feeling New Zealand is best country in the world.

I want to regret that I had a stroke for a long period of time since 1996 till now, and that will be very regretful.

I am from Ethiopia and Sudan, I came from Sudan to a refugee camp. I was 18 years old from Sudan, and now I’m here in New Zealand. I had a stroke before, and that was very sort of my human. Affected my ability to speak. Now it’s okay, but everything is all upset and I was like this before, and then suddenly when I come here to New Zealand, I was better. So, I would like to advocate for Sudan, for everything in New Zealand. 

Some of them that are helping us, especially my neighbours, and my people, my house-keeper. Everything is okay now. New Zealand is a very good country, and I think New Zealand is a better land. You can come and visit us, everyone. So, New Zealand is the same as new, new, new, new thing. I would say I’m sickness benefit, but New Zealand is better than my country.”