According to The International Organization of Migration (IOM), over five thousand migrants lost their lives in 2014 and 2015 making the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean from Libya to start a new life in Europe. This journey which spans from The Gambia (different starting points but this story is being explored from The Gambia as a starting point) across several African nations and finally through Libya and across the Mediterranean to Italy is commonly known in The Gambia as the Back Way . Italy is usually not the final destination but serves as a way point to other European destinations for most of the Back Wayers . The purpose of this book is to give the reader an understanding of the current migrant crisis; the worst since world war II. The true story is that of a young man named Omar from The Gambia who decided to embark on this Back Way journey to Europe in search of greener pastures."