The Center for Refugee, Migrant, and Displacement Studies: Working at the Intersection of Gender and Education

Abstract

CRMDS Director Brett Shadle will explore the work of the Center, in particular our focus on refugee and migrant education – in Virginia, across the US, and globally. Our partnership with Elimisha Kakuma, a college-access and college-prep program in Kakuma refuge camp, Kenya, will be highlighted by CRMDS Community Engagement Specialist and EK co-founder Deirdre Hand. We will then hear from EK student and incoming VT undergraduate Awel Agot Paruar about her perseverance in overcoming the challenges she faces as a refugee woman to access education.