Abdi Nor Iftin fled Somalia only to land in one of Kenya's worst slums. When he won the US green card lottery his problems seemed to be solved - but it turned out to be the start of a whole new ...

Abdi is a Somali refugee living in Kenya and gets the luckiest break of his life: he wins a lottery that puts him on a short list for a US visa. This is his ticket out. But before he can cash in his ...

A story about someone who's desperately trying – against long odds – to make it to the United States and become an American. Abdi is a Somali refugee living in Kenya and gets the luckiest ...

Abdi worried that the uncertainly would jeopardize his visa, his golden ticket. People around him told him he was dreaming of something that never would materialize. He would never get to America.

When we first broadcast the story, Abdi was a Somali refugee living in Kenya desperately trying ... But before he could cash in his golden ticket, the police started raiding his neighborhood, ...

Abdi Nor Iftin fled Somalia only to land in one of Kenya's worst slums. ... You can listen to Abdi and the Golden Ticket on BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents on 29 December at 20:30 GMT or catch ...

Abdi is a refugee in Kenya. He's from Somalia, one of the most dangerous countries in the world, and he's always dreamed of coming to America. One day, he gets the luckiest break of his life: he wins ...

Abdi and the Golden Ticket. Share. Facebook; X (formerly Twitter) For July 4th, a story about someone who's desperately trying—against long odds—to make it to the United States and become an ...

Abdi Nor Iftin fled Somalia only to land in one of Kenya's worst slums. When he won the US green card lottery his problems seemed to be solved - but it turned out to be the start of a whole new ...

Each year the US gives away 50,000 green cards. But even those who "win" one may still face a huge struggle to make it to America.