Two students from Syria and Ukraine explain how their identity as refugees and asylum seekers can influence their daily lives.
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21-year-old Rayana writes about how systemic racism and colonization impact immigration policy globally by pulling from her family’s experience emigrating to Australia.
17-year-old Canadian student Michelle Kutny reflects on her Ukrainian heritage and calls on the international community to help those affected by the war.
As the crisis in Afghanistan unfolds, 19-year-old Indian student Khwahish Khan writes about the overlooked menstrual hygiene needs of refugees.
15-year-old student Roula Mohammed writes about missing her grandmother, how she’s keeping up with her studies and why Ramadan isn’t the same without its ceremonies.
“The global community is spending less than half the amount it needs to on education. This lack of funding is not only limiting girls, but it is also limiting our world.”
In her U.N. remarks, Democratic Republic of the Congo refugee Marie Claire Kaberamanzi highlights how conflict prevents millions of girls around the world from going to school.
Four million people have left the country as the economic and humanitarian crisis worsens.
Watch 20-year-old Yazidi refugee Nibras Basitkey navigate a new life miles away from her village in northern Iraq.
How the “refugee STEMinist” discovered her love of aerospace engineering.
Nibras Basitkey writes about becoming the first person in her family to graduate high school.
Holroyd High School in Sydney offers a comprehensive support programme for refugee students who make up 65% of the student population.
In “We Are Displaced,” I share my story of being displaced — and the stories of other girls who, just like me, were forced from their homes by conflict, poverty and discrimination.
14-year-old Palestine refugee Aseel Soboh advocates at the U.N. General Assembly for her peers’ right to learn.
Syrian refugee Rawan writes about her mother’s bravery to save her from an unwanted marriage — and why she’s happy to be in school.
Student refugees recall testifying against bill limiting refugee resettlement.
Born and raised in refugee camps, four girls discuss resettlement in Lancaster.
After fleeing a conflict that claimed her mother’s life, the 20 year-old is committed to use her education to help others
