Stevilina, a Ghanaian woman who had been living in Syria, has finally arrived in Ghana after a long and difficult fight to return home. Her journey back was made possible through the intervention of some Nigerian agents and an NGO, after the Ghanaian embassy allegedly rejected her.
According to her, the relief she felt when she finally landed in Ghana was overwhelming.
“When I realized I was coming home, I was already happy. At least no one will wake me up to go and work or force me to do house chores. Home is home, and I’m very happy. My family members came to welcome me.”
She explained that she missed her first flight, but during the second attempt, she managed to get through. She added that traveling without a passport made things difficult because airport officials doubted she could travel with a Travel Certificate (TC).
“The first time I went, I got bounced. The Nigerian embassy really helped me. A Lebanon NGO paid for my ticket, and Mr. Musa, a Nigerian man, was feeding us and moving us around. God bless them.”
Stevilina revealed that some of her friends are still stranded, but at least two more people are expected to return next week.
Her experience in Syria was extremely painful.
She worked for seven months without pay, spent eight months in prison, and later 11 months at the Nigerian camp before she could finally return—coming back to Ghana with absolutely nothing.
But despite everything, she says she has not given up.
“I’ve learned my lesson. Even if I stay in my country and earn less, at least I have my freedom. In Ghana, the only guns I saw were with police, but in Syria, guns are everywhere. Shooting is rampant.”
For now, she plans to stay with her brother and his daughters while she looks for a place of her own.
The SVTV Africa Foundation supported her with GHC 2,000 to help her start life again.
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