Meet Faoizi
Faoizi (Tunisia) in Lampedusa, Italy. 12 October 2017. ©Pamela Kerpius/Migrants of the Mediterranean
by:
Pamela Kerpius
Recorded:
13 October 2017
Published:
October 2017
Revised:
1/10/25
Meet Faoizi.
21 years old and from Mahdia, Tunisia.
To reach Lampedusa he crossed the Mediterranean Sea.
His journey took 30 hours across the channel from the seaside town of Mahdia, located about 220 kilometers south of the Tunisian capital, Tunis, to Lampedusa.
Faoizi, alongside his friend Hassen, took a fishing boat they chartered themselves, carrying enough food and water to survive the crossing.
Faoizi landed in Lampedusa on 12 October 2017 and plans to go to France where he has family.
Faoizi is an amazing human being.