The Story of Laura: Mother and Survivor
Laura is a 37-year-old mother and survivor of femicide. For 5 years she had been a victim of domestic violence, but on April 17, 2018, her husband came home late from a party and lashed out at her in front of her 2,5-year-old daughter. The neighbours heard the noise and saved her life. Her husband was […]
Louisette, aged 81, is bound to her wheelchair and her flat
Louisette is 81. Born in Tunisia in an Italian family, she arrived in France with her parents at the age of 14. She worked at a variety of jobs until she developed a health problem that made it impossible for her to stand. Today, Louisette is in a wheelchair and lives alone. Her apartment is […]
23-year old Alexis has to study and work to make ends meet
Alexis is a 23-year-old student studying quantum physics. His master’s degree is the one that produces the most Nobel Prize winners in the world. But despite his prestigious studies, he has to work on the side to make a living. Ever since he began his studies, Alexis has always managed to get by. His parents […]
Bakary Boudou: a chef running a restaurant from his social residence
Bakary Boudou arrived in France some fifteen years ago. In his home country, Mauritania, he lived with his mother, who ran a restaurant and taught him how to cook. Since his arrival to France, he worked in several restaurants but was laid off before Covid. Today, in his 9m2 room, which he shares with his […]
In Guadeloupe, locals are losing their homes to the climate crisis
Lucien Yemcama has seen his neighbourhood being eaten away by the sea. Now retired, he grew up in the Poirier district of Capesterre-Belle-Eau, in the French territory of Guadeloupe. With climate change, the erosion, partly natural, is greatly accentuated by cyclones, the death of coral reefs and seagrass beds, the installation of dykes that modify […]
From Parisian suburbs to teaching an elite sport
Djibril grew up in the Pablo Picasso housing estate in Nanterre, a Parisian. At summer camp, aged 13, he rode a horse for the first time. It was love at first sight. On the way home, he told his parents he wanted to take up horse riding, but they laughed at him. So he called […]
Sam’s Way: A French Man on a Mission to Save Farming
Samuel Michaud is a farmer who lives in the region of Auvergne in France. Since he was a child, he knew he would own and run his own farm. But over the past few years, he has been worried about the state of agriculture: from high suicide rates among farmers to unsustainable animal nutrition products. […]
From food insecurity to homelessness: students on the verge of poverty
Ariane, Alexis and Philomène are all student activists from Le Poing Levé, a leftist student union studying the well-being of university students across France and fighting for better conditions. Their recent survey demonstrated horrifying results: thousands of young people across the country struggle with food insecurity, homelessness and having to juggle full-time studies with a […]
Inside La Rocafonda, home of young football star Lamine Yamal and a target for the far right
He was the face of Spain’s victory at Euro 2024. 16-year-old Lamine Yamal is the present and the future of la Roja, the Spanish football team. Every time he scores he shows the number 304 with his hands. It’s the postal code of La Rocafonda, where he grew up. La Rocafonda is a working-class and […]
The real Life of Tidiane, after 42 surgeries
In 2018, Tidiane was hit by a car in his neighbourhood in Nanterre. He spent 4 years in hospital, undergoing 42 operations. After years of rehabilitation and home care, he has now scheduled a surgery to have part of his leg amputated. Here’s his story. @streetpress is a Sphera Network member and this story is […]
