Kenya: Toronto

Abdallah Dept: Born and raised in Kenya, she was 13 years old and full of dreams of a better life in a new country with her mother from whom she d been separated for years, according to The Star. In the end, Abdallah followed her heart and moved to Toronto where she believed she had finally found love and mwanaasha Abdallah didn t really know what to expect when she arrived in Canada eight years ago. But all hopes of a relationship were quickly dashed. A lifetime of estrangement had done irreparable damage. Mother and daughter were to remain strangers. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.