25 Wahid

Wahid. 17 years old. Afghan. | Wahid arrived in France in April 2017. Following an X-ray bone age test of his wrist, he was not recognized as a minor by the French administration. According to this test, which has an estimated margin of error of two years, he had only just turned 18. Like many other young foreigners, Wahid then became an unrecognized minor. This means he has no access to the facilities intended for adult foreigners or to those intended for minors. The young man would be homeless if not for two organizations: Doctors Without Borders helps Wahid to get access to care and assists him in his legal efforts to have his minority recognized, while Utopia 56 found him a foster family. In Lognes, Laurence, Jean-Denis, and their sons opened their home to him. Their son Yanis, who is 15 years old, made it his mission to make sure Wahid gets up to speed on video games and movies. As for Jean-Denis, he had to get back on his bike to keep up with his young guest on the slopes of Seine-et-Marne. | Lognes, France 2019