UNSW World Refugee Day

An estimated 30 people a minute are being forcibly displaced from their homes because of conflict, disaster or persecution. Half of these are children who are five times more likely to have no access to education.
According to UNHCR, the refugee crisis is the highest it has ever been and set to worsen in the next 10 years as war and climate crises continue.
World Refugee Day (20 June) is an annual celebration of the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. Today we celebrate the JINA team at UNSW who are using their lived experiences to help improve the lives of others.
Justice Inclusion Access (JINA) is a pilot project designed to understand the higher education and career development challenges of women from forced migration (including refugee) backgrounds studying at UNSW in order to provide an ecosystem of support including tailored mentorships, career advice, scholarships, leadership training, access to UNSW systems and programs, and networking opportunities.
The project is a cross-university initiative led by Dr Parisa Glass from UNSW Medicine & Health, Dr Elnaz Irannezhad from UNSW Engineering and Sherine Al Shalah a HRD student at UNSW Law & Justice affiliated with Kaldor Centre and associated with the Australian Human Rights Institute.
Find out more
www.edi.unsw.edu.au/diversity...
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