A year ago today, I posted about my trip into the middle of the desert so I could meet Abdulai Shani, a teacher from Ghana who came to Kuwait with the promise of being a security guard, only to find out once he arrived that he would be a shepherd and earn a 1/3 of what he was told he would get. It was a sad story but one that ended on a happy note since thanks to one of my readers, Abdulai got a much better job working and living in the city far away from the desert and his shabby tent.
Since it’s been a year I figured I’d post a quick follow up on Abdulai’s current status. We still chat every few months and when we last spoke a couple of weeks ago he was still working the same job but instead of living in Mahboula he nows lives in Salmiya. He’s happy and continues to check the blog often and even leaves comments every now and then.
If you’ve missed the previous two posts on Abdulai, here are the links:
From Ghana to Kuwait, One Man’s Story
From Ghana to Kuwait, to Mahboula
7 replies on “From Ghana to Kuwait, Abdulai 1 Year Later”
I wonder who replaced him in the desert…? Someone has to do that job. I wonder if the new guy will go through the same thing. Being promised one thing by the sponsor and receiving a totally different thing.
Good thought, Ali. Yes, unfortunately someone has to do that job. Hope that atleast in the next case, the person who has taken up the job would have been told exactly what he is getting into
Sadly you are most probably 100% right. 🙁
Lol Al benzene . Pretty fancy name.
Oops I left comment on the wrong article. Intended for the petrol gang 😀
O_o how in the world did you do that.. lol
Good job Mark… Godbless! 🙂