LEBANON. Beirut. February 2025. Beatrice, 29, at her home which she shares with three other migrant women in the southern suburb of Beirut. Four months ago, she broke both of her ankles trying to save herself from an Israeli airstrike.



29-year-old Beatrice is from Sierra Leone. She came to Lebanon in 2022 to find work to support her mother and two children back home. She lives in the southern suburb of Beirut, a hard-hit area during the recent Israeli war in the country.



One day, Beatrice’s employer for the day locked her in his house while she was cleaning. At the sight of a nearby airstrike, she jumped off the building to save herself. She broke both of her ankles. She spent two months recovering at the hospital post-surgery. MSF and another organisation covered the healthcare expenses as it was expensive for her to do so.



“I’m scared to get out of the house. Other than for work, I don’t go anywhere. If I face a problem, this is not my country, and my family can’t help me.”