Once one wins a green card or receives a visa to the US or Canada the expectation of life changing immediately is very high. In most cases in Kenya people who apply for green cards and visas to the diaspora are from humble backgrounds and in most cases they are the primary breadwinner of their families.

Therefore, when such opportunities come their way most times if not all the said person does not plan on how they are going to survive in the diaspora before they get their life in order.

The economic struggles one faces in the diaspora force one to tackle a large variety of challenges that end up showing an individual character and skills. those who find themselves in financial difficulties and are o the diaspora cannot even meet the elementary substance of life like good shelter, nutrition, health, and education.

When there is no uninterrupted income an individual might experience homelessness, hunger, and the opportunity to access essential services. Under such conditions, the individual can lose sight of their roots and revert to nostalgia and weak points.

Homeless people sleeping outside on a bench

An individual losing sight of their roots and where they came from may cause constraints with people back at home.

Relatives back home expect their lives to change because one of them found a life-changing opportunity but because of the difficulties one is facing in the diaspora he cannot be able to provide for them or give them the life they expected they would have when the individual traveled. one in ten people understand that life in the diaspora is not all honey and mana.

The consequences of poverty back at home force most individuals to think sleeping and surviving in the streets of the diaspora is better than back at home.

Some people end up dying in the streets because of harsh wealth that their not used to. Such cases could have been avoided if the individual had a small amount of money to cater to their needs for a month.

At last, life in the diaspora without money may turn out to be a trial for most individuals. assumption of a better life in a country you have never been to or know no one in is a risky move. People left at home should always check on the people who are in the diaspora cause with all these struggles come mental health issues.