Jasmin and Hortense from DRC, and Yagub from Sudan reflect on the role of being able to speak English in their country of asylum. The discussants share their own motivations in learning English as well their achievements in after learning the host country languages, especially during the l...

Christian and Cynthia from Democratic Republic of Congo, and Flixon, Burundian, discuss the varied impacts of the lockdown. Cynthia talks about the many girls whom she believes begin prostitution in order to ‘get what they want’, the consumption of pornography, and the risk of discontinued...

JB Mushamuka, a refugee from DRC discusses the different challenges he faced during the first days of the (total) lockdown including loss of employment, lack of basic needs, the emotional distress this had on him and the frustrations for the lack of support in period of dire need. While re...

Corine and Evelyne from DRC and Burundi respectively share the multiple challenges for refugees who do not speak English, Luganda or Runyankole in understanding the different COVID-19 messages shared by the Ministry of Health and other relevant authorities during the lockdown. These includ...

Rendezvous Youth Group in collaboration with Refugee Law Project brings you the experiences of refugee children on COVID-19 and their perspectives on the COVID-19 guidelines.  It is our hope that you will be inspired by the voices of children talking about  not only their downsides of the ...

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Refugee Law Project continues to empower refugee youth through amplifying their voices to become agents of change in their communities. In this episode we bring you the voices of two young refugees sharing how COVID-19 changed their lives in different ways and how they have been able to co...