Francis Solomon had to flee Liberia as a 10-year-old. After many years in a refugee camp, Francis came to Norway when he was 19 years old. Francis first lived in Ørsta and now lives in Austrheim. He has completed an education, got a job, a certificate, started a family and built a house.

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In 2011 he published the first book about his life, now in 2019 came the sequel,

"I am a refugee, not a criminal". In 2019, he took back his childhood name Francis Solomon.

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Through the work on the first book, the idea was born to help some of those who have remained in Liberia. To achieve this, Francis took the initiative to establish a foundation with the aim of helping children  in a vulnerable situation. With him on the team he got a number of local people and some businesses.

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The purpose of the foundation is to help children in Africa and especially in Liberia to a better life by providing the children with care and knowledge over a long period of time. To achieve this, the foundation focuses on education for those who need it most.