"Atlanta, Georgia/Central Africa Republic Refugee/Nestorine Lakas, 27, feeds her son Eric who has cerebral palsy, while her daughter Carol plays on the floor, at their apartment in Atlanta. Nestorine arrived in the U.S. in 2010 with her two young children from the Central African Republic. Her son, who is now 7 years old, suffers from severe cerebral palsy and requires a wheelchair and specialized healthcare. At the IRC in Atlanta, Nestorine is part of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program where she is learning English, job skills and basic computer literacy so she can support her family as a single mom and learn how to manage her son's health needs. Unfortunately the father of Nestorine's children was not able to come to the U.S. with her, so she cares for her children and dreams of reuniting with him someday. Nestorine believes what makes her successful is ?working hard and overcoming challenges?. ""There was a war in my country and I fled to Cameroon. I was pregnant with my older son and gave birth along the way. When I fled I was alone. When I got to the camp I found my husbands name on a sign at the camp and we were reunited. My daughter Carol was born in Cameroon."" Because of her son's disability Nestorine got a humanitarian visa with the help of UNHCR. ""I am very happy to be here because they helped me a lot with my child. If I had stayed in CAR there isn't the healthcare that I have here. I am very thankful. The reason my child is still alive because I came as a refugee. Maybe the child would not have had any hope to walk. I hope one day he might walk.""."
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