ABSTRACT
In this chapter, the author presents the story of refugee Jamilah from Somalia, based on interviews, within the context of the individual's background and nation of origin. She shows how the refugee faces the situation in accessing education globally. Nursing for Jamilah means 'helping people at their lowest point in life.' Surviving as refugees in Kenya demanded resilience and enterprise, and Jamilah's mother set up her own business selling tomatoes and onions at the roadside. In Kenya, refugees are permitted to attend government schools, but the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) pays only half of the fees for primary education; the rest must be paid by the refugee families themselves. Jamilah was 19 years old when she arrived in Malaysia. She had been ripped without warning from a village in Africa to the bustle of an Asian capital city: It happened so quickly.
