Mentoring refugee students
Refugees with restricted rights in a South East Asian nation have experienced great difficulty in accessing necessities, such as education. This has put the future prospects of young people at risk as they seek a place of resettlement.
Interserve Partners Ben and Kate* were moved with compassion for these young men and women, and began working with a local foundation to launch a study program. The project provides peer support and mentoring for students seeking to complete the General Education Development (GED) test and obtain a recognised high school certificate.
“My goal is to be a doctor and to help refugees who cannot afford medical help.”
The mentor program has given the students greater confidence, improved mental health and renewed purpose. It has opened the way to further education and better employment opportunities for their future.
One of the students taking part in the program wrote:
“At first, I thought my future was destroyed, but then I heard about the study group program. I want to finish the GED and then apply to study at university in our country of resettlement. My goal is to be a doctor and to help refugees who cannot afford medical help.”
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* Names have been changed for security purposes.
