Aisha Philibus was 25 years old — bright, ambitious, and building a future from the rubble of crisis. She lived for six years in a displaced persons camp, worked two jobs, and had a growing online platform.

When a treatable infection turned serious, she was denied care unless her step-brother paid a bribe. She died in a hospital bed — then was held hostage in the morgue unless another illegal payoff was made. Hospital staff assaulted our team when we went to retrieve her body.

What happened to her wasn’t rare. But it was recorded. And it’s now it’s a thread that twists through this tale.

Me & Ms. Hanatu isn’t just one story. It’s a record of many — of how people like Aisha were erased, and why that ends now.