"She was not able to take many possessions with her before leaving her four young children in the care of family members, but packed two items – cash and battery acid." https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/08/yemeni-woman-makes-epic-eight-month-journey-to-reach-uk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true

"As well as the money I took with me I drained the acid from a car battery and concealed it in an empty bottle of face cream. I decided that if any man attacked me on my journey I could throw the acid at them to fend them off.”

"I stayed by myself in a tent in Calais and paid out the last bit of my money to smugglers there to get me to the UK. Altogether, I paid smugglers €17,000. The smugglers said the boat was for 15 people but they crammed in 21. It started filling with water."

"We thought we would drown but the UK coastguard rescued us. I was lucky to cross at the first attempt and I was lucky to survive.”

"I am emotionally broken by everything that has happened on my journey to the UK. I feel so weak. But what keeps me going is the need to deliver my message about human rights and the importance of change for women and girls in Yemen."