Looking for willing people to tell their stories and experiences

Hi everyone. I am pursuing a future in humanitarian efforts, and looking through this subreddit (and others) (this is one of the only ones where I believe posting this is somewhat relevant, though), I have seen so many deeply emotional works. Recently, I came across a work called "Evoking Genocide," which recounts the experiences of activists and what inspired them. Truly a worthwhile read. It inspired me to try to do something similar and make a change for the world.

So far, this project has gathered quite a few entries from people I know.

I have a bit of a big request.

If any of you all are willing to share the stories of you or your family members here, it would mean the world to me. I specifically do want experiences on war and regimes, as this is best suited for what humanitarian efforts need right now. All profits from the publishing(which is currently planned to be on Amazon), will go to charities such as The Reckoning Project and War Child International. If you have any questions, please ask.

This means so much to me. Sometimes making change is the hardest part of wanting to help, and I want your voices to be heard.

So, to be an icebreaker, I'd like to share my own story. I'll leave it as a comment, provided this is somewhat sucessful, to keep this entry from getting too long, but I truly appreciate any contributions.

*oh yeah also can anyone come up with a good title for the collection? I cant think of anything rn and my best guess was all is unfair in love and war