Gibbi Jallow survived a five-day journey by cayuco from Senegal to the Canary Islands at the age of 14, crossing the Atlantic migration route. Weeks after arriving, however, he was left quadriplegic after being struck by a wave on a beach in Fuerteventura.
His life story serves to portray three decades of migration movements to the Canary Islands, capturing both the perils of the Atlantic crossing and the subsequent challenges faced by migrants arriving in the region.
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