The theme of International Women’s Day this year is #PledgeForParity – seeking to narrow the gender gap in areas ranging from leadership to pay. Women and girls uprooted by war and unrest face ...
LOWELL — Dozens packed into the sixth floor of the Lowell Community Health Center Friday afternoon for an International Institute of New England event honoring the cultures and achievements of refugee ...
STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly careened around parking spaces. From the passenger seat, driving instructor Nancy Gobran peered over large ...
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Helping women refugees in Germany find work
In 2015, Germany opened its borders to hundreds of thousands — many fleeing Syria and Afghanistan. But many women who arrived in the last 10 years do not work. What hurdles do they face, and how are ...
A greater Atlanta program called Women Behind the Wheel offers 14 hours of free drivers’ education to mostly refugee and immigrant women. In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly ...
The refugees escaping the civil war in Sudan recount the violence which took the lives of many men and boys. That violence, they say, was directed towards those of particular tribes and skin colors.
Areej Al-Hamad receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Reseach Council’s Insight Development Grant. Kateryna Metersky receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research ...
Afsana Najaf Zada walked into her basic English class on Wednesday morning in the fellowship hall of Faith Presbyterian Church, an old worship space still brightened by stained glass. Most of the ...
Marmar Stewart walked through a newly renovated kitchen for an entrepreneurship program called Chef’s Club. The rented kitchen was used for community events but hadn’t been touched for more than 15 ...
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It might be hard to picture what more than 10 million refugees looks like because it's human suffering on an unimaginable scale. But 10 million is the number of people who've been displaced by civil ...
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