The pope says he will take part in the mass celebrating palm sunday youre watching bbc news. Now its time for traces left behind a migrantjourney. Every year, thousands of migrants try to make their way to europe. As they leave their homelands behind them, the possessions they take with them give us a sense of who they are. Remnants of a painful past or glimpses or a more hopeful future. Some dedicated people on the italian island of lampedusa have saved some of those items. Where are these people . Where are they . Im here to see if i can tracejust one person through one of these lost objects and shed new life on this dangerous journey taken by so many. My name is thomas naadi and im a bbc correspondent. Im based in ghana, my country, but my journey starts here in london but do so. This has long been an arrival spot for refugees seeking better opportunities in europe. Im here to meet one of the founders of a collective set up for objects lost by those travelling on this route. Im hoping to use one of these objects as a lens for looking closer into the migrant� s story. Indicative of so many, traced through a single object lost with along the way. Giacomo shows me some of the objects closest to his past. Giacomo found most of these down and lampedusa, where for years, the authorities received. Its a slightly strange feeling to be standing here on this island in the footprints of so many. Looking at all those objects, i could just imagine the pain, the sacrifice and the strength needed to make this journey. A pain that feels in so many ways familiar. I come from the northern part of the country. We lived there for a while, and in 1994, there were ethnic conflicts, so we were internally displaced. We couldnt pick any of our possessions, we lost everything, we ended up in a displacement camp. So, when i saw that some of the migrants took with them samples of soil of their homelands, i can very much relate to that. I know how it feels to lose your home and to be far away from home. Coming here, i realised possibility to find people through soil, so i asked giacomo if there is anything more tangible i can use. He picks out a Folder Overflowing with documents, photos, personal Address Books, and i get a vast sense of excitement. Egyptian passport . Si. 0h, nigeria let me take a picture of this. Republic of guinea . Let me take a shot of this. Oh, thats a lovely picture of three guys, looking very fashionable. He laughs oh, wow thats a ghanaian Drivers Licence. Ghanaian passport . Many people. So, where are these people . Where are they . Sometimes, the first migrants encounter when crossing the Mediterranean Sea are the local fishermen. This man was a fishing outside the 12 mile radius that he was allowed, as so many do in order to make. When he came across a migrant boat. He saved 2a people by alerting the officials, even though he knew he may face legal consequences. Many making the journey are not so lucky. People have crossed to the mediterranean in all directions for thousands of years, but recently, this story has been one of tragedy. One of the worst disasters happen on october the 3rd, 2013, when a boat sank after catching fire off the coast of lampedusa. 368 of the migrants on board were the magnitude of the disaster shocked italy and sent repose around the world. Now, every year, people come to lampedusa to remember those lost. This woman was 18 when she survived the disaster. Like most on board, she had fled eritrea. With more than 20,000 recorded deaths and disappearances since 2014, this stretch of sea is the deadliest Migration Route in the world. As i look out onto these waters, it really is a graveyard for thousands of people, really hits me hard. This man as part of a local group that looks after the graves of migrants buried here on the island. Only a handful are identified. This is heartbreaking. He tells me that lampedusa forces people to take sides. You either stand with humanity or you turn your back on it something that goes beyond this tiny island on the front line of the global story of migration. My time in lampedusa is drawing to a close. Along with the memories i made, im taking home countless photos of documents, and giancomo has also given me permission to take a few key documents. Back in my home city, the office. Look at this passport i found. I need to take a closer look. Picture doesnt really give you much. Republic of ghana driver licence. I remember i got some books of a lot of contacts from different parts of west africa. Wow. Its not going to be easy, but at least we have some documents to work with. I dont want to imagine a situation where im not able to find anything. I dont even want to think about it. And so, we begin. To see if they can help with two ghanaian documents i have. I sent a letter in america to a bbc colleague in case the translation reveals any names, numbers or addresses. And i begin ploughing through the seemingly endless list of Address Books in phonebook. Sorry, the number you dialled is incorrect. Let me try. Phone rings. Its going through. Oh, god he laughs. Please checked the numberand ill again. Thank you. This is very difficult. I knew this wasnt going to be easy, but i didnt know will be this difficult. Its now a waiting game. Lets Hope Something comes back from all the leads im chasing. In the meantime, im travelling to central ghana. A particularly high number of people migrate from this region. Im meeting with ghanaians who have left the country, but have now return home. This group has come together to raise awareness around the dangers of the journey to europe, discouraging young people from following their footsteps. The members support each other financially and, more importantly, emotionally. Like most of the members of the association weve just met,. Has travelled to libya and hope of improving the life of his family, but unfortunately did not go as planned. Myjourney has taken several months and had a toll on me, but is nothing compared to what others have been through. Whether to grieve or move on with your life is something that i cannotjust begin to imagine. Back in accra, ive heard a response about one of the documents i implied about the ghanian Drivers Licence. We are constrained by the details of the provision act. Dead end. I was hoping to get some useful information i can work with, but it appears. My hopes rise again when i receive a translation of the american letter. The person handed close to their. Another part describes how his friend daniel arrived for the first time in the town, and thats where more were found. Some of them lost their Smuggling Fees and other were simply waiting to cross. Its so powerful to get a glimpse into someone� s experience through their own words, but unfortunately, my hopes are yet again short lived. Im back to the beginning again. I have to look into other documents, because no address, no Contact Numbers nothing. So i have nothing to work with. And then one day, i get a call from the Expertise Centre of the ghana immigration service. I was referred to him by the passport office. He and his team are experts when it comes to investigating documents. Ive literally been harassing him. Ive called him every day, sometimes early in the morning and if hes not responded, ijust show us his office. He will tell me, thomas, just relax. The only thing you told me over the phone is that he got the news about the Drivers Licence i sent him. Hello, good afternoon. Welcome. Thank you. I was running away from you they laugh. Weve been able to establish a link on the name. I have good news for you. Unfortunately, the information has to do with only the address of the applicants. Even i know the addresses is still in ghana. If you look at the place, its a whole � s task on its own. That was when you are calling me and i couldnt figure call. You thought it was a dead end. The next line of action was to run it through our system and the airport to see information on him. That was difficult because you are the only person, or hes not the only person with that name in ghana. After browsing between Drivers Licence and passport databases, he managed to access the phone number for a relative of the Drivers Licence holder. We were only hoping for this breakthrough, and it did happen. Thank you very much. I was able to put down few details for you prior to your arrival here. I dont know which one will be useful here. I believe the number will be very useful. I need everything yes, thank you so much, oh, my god. Thank you very much. All right. This is the moment i have been waiting for a number, tangible connection. After a brief phone call, i cant believe im on my way to germany to meet the owner of the Drivers Licencejohn comeau showed me in lampedusa many months ago. Hello, richard, good morning. Good morning, mr thomas. Im in front of your house. I cant wait to meet you. Be with you shortly. All right. Here we are, welcome home. Like many from west africa, richard travelled to europe via libya. It took me, lets see, two years from ghana and nigeria, nigeria and back to. From niger to chad, chad to libya. To hear. But theres no hope at home, so you just continue. Sometimes you meet a group, 30, 35 passengers, with the driver, the car is dead and the. Driver only has the right to use the water because they use it to put inside the car. Some killed the passengers for your own water to drink. When richard finally arrived in libya, he was kidnapped for ransom. If you dont have money. So, you can call your family to send more. Richard eventually went into thousand 11. When you finally got in lampedusa, you finally arrive, what was that feeling like . I was so weak, very, very weak, but i was. Finally, i have seen light. Richard, i got something to show you. Can i have it . Yeah. Wow. So grateful to have it back. Wow, thank you very much. How many years . Since 2014 . Its expired they laugh richard found his way from lampedusa to bremen, germany, where he now works as a forklift truck driver. Is europe what you imagined or hoped for . When i was in africa, i thought europe, things are easy. You get money easy, but its not like that. You have to work hard. But at home, there was no plan for me to survive. So, i would say im grateful to be here. Ive been looking for one person, one story, and i will Neverforget Finding Richard and learning about his challenging journey. Like all of us, he has simply been searching for a better life. But it was through the search itself, through the many incredible people that ive met and spoken with, that i really came to a new understanding of the reality faced by migrants today. Richards story, like every migrant� s story, is a story of risk, a story of hope. It has been a bit dull and cloudy today to start the 1st of april. That is the legacy left by yesterdays area of pressure. High pressure building overhead it should time dry for most of us. It will start to feel that a bit warmer. That is yesterdays low pressure. It is left a legacy of Weather Fronts and cloud. And a breeze, coming in of the north sea. Make you feel quite chilly in the north sea coast but the rain in the north of scotland should peter out overnight. Many places will turn dry. Clear spells. 5 7 from any advise. For part two of that we tend High Pressure starts to building overhead. You lose the isobars in the south east so the breeze in the morning will tend to ease down across the south east. And any cloud in the north and the west will start to break up, too, so increasing amounts of sunshine as we head through the day on sunday. Figured glad for Northern Scotland may be the odd shower here but most places will be dry. Quite chilly down the sea coast. Warmerfurther will be dry. Quite chilly down the sea coast. Warmer further south will be dry. Quite chilly down the sea coast. Warmerfurther south and west with the sunshine 13, may be 14 degrees. As we move to sunday night, though, with clear skies, light winds, it is going to be the best Beaver Chilly Nights to come. You will see that blue hue there. Sub zero values as well. Even towns and cities will be quite cold so a chilly start to monday but again, High Pressure is with us with high winds it should be fine and dry. Keeping these Weather Front at bay at least for now. From monday to start the new working week on a dry note, called note, mind you, with early frost, but temperatures will lift quickly in that strong early april sunshine. Lift quickly in that strong early aprilsunshine. Plenty lift quickly in that strong early april sunshine. Plenty of sunshine across the board, as you can see. Fresh south easterly breezes cooler along the north sea coast but up to around 13, may be 14 degrees. A blip around 13, may be 14 degrees. A blip around the middle part of the week. High pressure retreats for a while and allows these Weather Fronts to move into Western Areas bringing outbreaks of rain but then it looks like High Pressure back in. There is that blip showing up clearly there on our icons. The Run Up To Easter looks promising with more in the way of sunshine. This is bbc news. Welcome if youre watching here in the uk or around the globe. 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