I’m a Refugee, Not a Criminal

Francis Solomon was born in Voinjama, Liberia in 1982. He is from a large family with six siblings. At the age of eleven Francis and his family escaped the 1993 Liberian civil war and fled to Guinea. He later traveled to Norway in 2003 as a refugee without his family. About Francis SolomonHe is an author, an entrepreneur and community servant. Francis Solomon is the founder of the Norwegian non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Giving Hope to a Child that provides scholarships to disadvantaged children in Liberia. He is also currently developing a business that will have a significant positive impact upon the people of his beloved Liberia. This book is an account of my life story. Firstly, it describes my struggle as a child. Secondly, it illuminates the impact of becoming a refugee, together with long-term consequences. Finally, I tell the story of my eight-year nightmarish experience with the Directorate of Immigration in Norway. I’m a refugee, not a criminal.