The bees and the equipment travelled with Ali through the long journey of displacement. He used to own 750 hives, but when the Syrian war intensified and he had to flee, this number dwindled to 180. Only thirty hives made it to the camp where he lives now.

“He gave me this necklace on our wedding day—it’s the only thing I have left from our life in Sudan.”

White and ginger, with a stern face, Carlo sits under a fig tree on the garden path to avoid the gentle rain. Originally from Iran, he is one of Gazi’s seventeen cats.

When his family fled Venezuela, Gustavo knew he had to bring his gloves. He told his wife that if he could find no other work, he would teach boxing in the streets of Brazil.