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\\u201cSome bring soil with them. They bring it from their country. We\\u2019ve found a number of these little packets that show the bond with one\\u2019s country, with Africa.\\u201d

Imagine packing your bag and leaving your home for a new life. What would you take with you? Photos? Letters? A lucky charm?

A group of volunteers on the Italian Island of Lampedusa have put together a collection of items lost by migrants who\\u2019ve struggled to get there, often in tiny boats. The island is the closest part of Europe to Africa, but it\\u2019s still a risky journey which thousands have died attempting.

Just last weekend at least 29 more migrants died after their boats capsized.

Now the BBC\\u2019s Thomas Naadi has made a documentary \\u2013 a labour of love which has taken more than a year \\u2013 based on his attempt to find some of the owners of the possessions.

He spoke to Alan Kasujja for Africa Daily.

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