My name is Djamila, i’m 15 years old and i’m from Ivory Coast, i left my country around 2 years ago

For 2 years i left Ivory Coast, to go to Mali, i stayed there for a long time, 1 year or more. i was staying with older sister ‘s friend house, she’s the one who send me ther. Her friend prepared and sold food, so I helped her.
After Mali i went to Tunisia, where i stayed for a while too.
Then i went to Italy and then to France

Station aid, minority test and what we hear about it

• ADDAP13 - Unaccompanied minors service
• Imaje Santé (Welcome, Listening and Information for young people on health issues)
• Gare Saint-Charles (train)

I arrived directly in Marseille, I took the train to Marseille where I arrived at the Gare St Charles, I didn’t know anyone.
I saw a woman, asked her for help, i told her that i had just arrived , she said she was going to send me somewhere.
She took me to Imaje Santé, i stayed there and they called the people from DIMEF (Child and Family Centres Department) who came to get me.

I went and stayed in a hotel and then they sent me to another hotel where I stayed for a few months and then they did my assessment and told me I was a minor.

I was a bit scared because people who’d already taken it had said that it’s scary, but it depends on whether you believe what you’re told or not, but in the end it went well. I was reassured.

Now I’m being taken care of because I’m pregnant and I’m in a mother-child home.
I was told I was going to go to school and do an apprenticeship and then work.

At first I wanted to do medicine but they told me it was very long and took a lot of time, so now I want to do catering.