In “The World is 9” collections, I had done one piece in dedication to the 30 Ethiopians that were beheaded off the coast of Libya, the title of the piece being “Memory of Libya.” Now with the current news of Africans being sold as slaves in Libya, I can’t help but question the risks our youth are willing to take to leave their countries through Libya in search of a better place. I have worked with the UN relating with Ethiopian women’s migration to the middle east as house maids and what I have found in my visit to Lebanon is that many of the women arrived with a false sense of hope and ended in conditions that were far worse than if they had reminded in Ethiopia. A great deal of advocacy and support is needed from our governments in order to provide better opportunities for our youth in the continent. With this said, in the media we have encountered many images relating to migration but my goal was to raise awareness of this topic through my own personal way. Often, the content in my journalistic work also becomes the inspiration for my artistic work.