by WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION | Aug 16, 2024 | GRYN activities
Displaced Youth Statement on the Climate Emergency and Calls to Action at the 27th Conferenceof the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) and Beyond November 2022 The climate emergency drives displacement and makes life harder for...
by WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION | Aug 16, 2024 | Refugee Stories
With the name of Brave Young Girl I am a 23-year-old single mother. My son is now 6 years old. I live in Uganda, in Rwamwanja refugee camp; for the past 15 years I have had many personal difficulties, I was born with HIV/AIDS and my mother passed away when I was one...
by WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION | Aug 15, 2024 | Refugee Stories
My Courageous story Cecile Tumaine “Hope is the beginning of a future” My name is Cecile Tumaine Atimango and I am from Democratic Republic of Congo. And I’m 21, I was born during a civil war with many killings going on. My parents were separated during the war, and...
by WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION | Aug 15, 2024 | Refugee Stories
Story of Courage by Nikuze Stellah “Education is a step towards freedom ” My name is Nikuze Stella, I am a 23 years old young woman from Rwanda and the co-founder of the Hodari foundation which is based in the Kyaka II refugee settlement. I am also a student at...
by WOMENS REFUGEE COMMISSION | Aug 15, 2024 | Statements
Story of Courage by Jeanette Muhimundu “Leadership is not a matter of gender” I am Jeannette Muhimundu, a 22-year-old Rwandan refugee girl currently residing in Zimbabwe. I have always been passionate about helping others, and since 2017, I have been actively...