Sisters Juliet (left) and Judith (right) 
Arrived in 2007 from Congo via Uganda
Language: Swahili

Judith: I lost myself because I wanted to fit in. I wanted to have friends. I had to lose myself in order to find myself. Now I feel at home.

Juliet: I think that every multicultural person has been through that stage when you don’t fit in, but you really want to. Judith gave me a lot of advice (she’s 7 years older).

Judith: I did that for a lot of black women. As soon as a new person started at my school, I would be the first to approach them, ask where they were from and show them around. I told them not to let anyone pick on them and always stand up for themselves.

(Photo by Pia Solberg, MCCI).