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Jhennyfer Bolivar Abreu

Community Liaison

Jhenny Bolivar Abreu is a social communications expert with a specialization in social development in the audiovisual field. She has 6 years of experience as an on-the-ground reporter in Venezuela. Her goal is to report the reality of the lives of immigrants who have left her country. She wants others to know of the talents and abilities that every person who finds themself in refuge in different parts of the world possesses.

Soy comunicadora social / Mención desarrollo social en el área audiovisual, tengo 6 años de experiencia en reporterismo de calle en Venezuela. La idea es mostrar la realidad de la situación que vive cada migrante que sale de mi pais. Así también dar a conocer los talentos y habilidades que tiene cada persona que se encuentra en situación de refugiados en diferentes parte del mundo.

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Outside the Land that Gave Us Everything

What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2025, more than 117.8 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, or human rights abuses — and 45 million of them are children.

They arrive in refugee camps and countries seeking safety and carrying little: legal papers, if they're lucky. A backpack. A child's hand in theirs.

What they carry that we can't see is heavier: fractured families, homes they'll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

In a climate where immigrant stories are often ignored or twisted, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares what they survived, they reclaim their voice. When we amplify it through film, photography, and advocacy, the world listens. Hearts soften. Policy begins to shift.

Because when a lawmaker sees a person instead of a statistic, and a neighbor understands instead of fears, rebuilding becomes possible.

Your support helps us share these stories where they matter most.

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, Their Story is Our Story

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