Refugees share their stories with Winnipeggers at The Forks

On March 14, CBC News hosted acasual meet and greetthat saw Winnipeggerspaired up withthree refugeesat The Forks.

Warda Ahmed and Yahya Samatarfrom Somalia, and Kobra Rahimfrom Iraq, sat at a couch near the food courtat different points in the day, inviting passersby to sit down and chat with them.

• Starting over: One Syrian refugee family's story, in their own words

All three sharedstoriesof trial and tribulation, the challenges they faced and the lengths they went to in order to make it to Manitoba.