Congolese refugee triumphs over bizarre persecution to inspire refugee women

Congolese refugee triumphs over bizarre persecution to inspire refugee women
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Any views expressed in this article are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. NYARUGUSU REFUGEE CAMP, Tanzania, April 3 (UNHCR) - Inside a dark youth centre in the heart of Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, a tall, slim woman rises ...

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

Daily Mail

01 Jan

Congolese refugee Kin Ildephonse is given a car to help find a job in Perth

Daily Mail
Congolese refugee Kin Ildephonse is given a car to help find a job in Perth
Daily Mail
A Congolese man was overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers who helped him when he lost his money and passport after landing in Perth to start a new life, and he is still reaping the benefits. Kinyahgo 'Kin' Ildephonse, 41, who was given a house to ...
Gift of wheels for Tanzanian man extends the season of givingWA today

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9 years ago

YubaNet

22 Dec

Women and Girls Failed: The Burundian Refugee Response in Tanzania

The Daily Star
Women and Girls Failed: The Burundian Refugee Response in Tanzania
YubaNet
Washington, DC December 22, 2015 - Refugees International has issued its latest field report on the refugee response for Burundian women and girls in Tanzania. The recent crisis in Burundi has forced the flight of more than 220,000 refugees, of whom ...
Aid Community Blasted For Failing Female Refugees In East AfricaBuzzFeed News
16 Days of Activism against Gender Based ViolenceThe Daily Star

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Nov

Refugee or IDP — does it really matter?

At Harsham camp on the northern edge of Erbil, internally displaced Iraqi families who fled Mosul and its surrounding villages to escape Islamist militants stock their tents with donated blankets and warm clothes in preparation for the fast-advancing winter.

 

10 years ago

Year

02 Jun

Refugee rescue | 100

GCaptain
Refugee rescue | 100-year-old ship ferries thousands to safety
GCaptain
A 100-year-old ship ferries thousands of Burundians to safety. Meet the captain, three aid workers and a woman fleeing home for the fourth time. Photo Via UNHCR. A 100-year-old ship ferries thousands of Burundians to safety. Meet the captain, three aid ...

 

10 years ago

Acton Institute (Blog)

26 May

Wasting Away In Refugee Camps

Acton Institute (blog)
Wasting Away In Refugee Camps
Acton Institute (blog)
A refugee camp, by definition, is meant to be temporary. Yet, in many places in Africa, young people know nothing but life in a refugee camp. And they are wasting away – perhaps not physically, but mentally, emotionally and in terms of feeling useful.
Africa's youth wasted in refugee campsAljazeera.com (blog)

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10 years ago

International Federation Of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies

02 Jun

Returning to Tanzania, again, as a refugee

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Returning to Tanzania, again, as a refugee
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
After waiting 3 weeks, the Ndaezee family gets the news they have been waiting for. The Burundian refugees are called to board the ferry which will take them one step closer to a settlement camp in northern Tanzania. Photo: Maija Tammi, Finnish Red Cross ...
Refugee rescue | 100-year-old ship ferries thousands to...

 

11 years ago

BBC

Refugee who built a business empire

The Rwandan who fled genocide and built a business empire

 

10 years ago

Daily News

02 Mar

Telecom firm supports refugee children

Wired.co.uk
Telecom firm supports refugee children
Daily News
THE Vodafone Foundation unveiled the Instant Classroom, a programme under which a digital 'school in a box' that can be set up in a matter of minutes. The foundation said the programme helps to give children and young adults in some of the world's largest ...
Vodafone 'Instant Classroom' is digital school in a box for refugeesWired.co.uk

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9 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Nov

Refugee children too have rights; let’s protect them

Today (yesterday) is Universal Children’s Day. The event is used as a platform to raise awareness about the various forms of abuse and discrimination that children experience.

 

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