By Rochelle Stewart-Allen “It doesn’t matter how you see me, I am a part of you,” were the poignant words that Abann Yor greeted the Wellington crowd with at the World Refugee Day Celebration in Wellington, New Zealand, last week. Abann, General Manager of the Auckland Resettled Community Coalition, explained the difference between the refugee…
By David Keegan, HOST CEO There’s a growing body of research and analyses, bolstered by personal stories, that shows refugees and former refugees enliven economies and cultures. Yet, despite the evidence, perceptions of refugees as a burden persist. Ethical, humanitarian and moral considerations aside for a second, refugees offer a society human capital. Research shows,…
Ms Abeera Abdullah is a student at Fugee School, in Malaysia, an author and a member of the Project Stand Up youth team as well as an inspiring leader My name is Abeera Abdullah, I’m an 18-year-old student at Fugee School*, in Malaysia. I’ve lived here since 2016 after arriving as a refugee of Somali…
By Jason Spierings Throughout my volunteer work for Fugee School, through the CandleLighters Volunteer Program, I have been working on a mapping and coordination project in collaboration with the UNHCR education unit. The UNHCR has not previously been able to focus on secondary education, so there is little information available about what schools are providing…