Trainees

Meet Mhamad and Zain.

Meet Mhamad and Zain.

Meet the father and son duo Mhamad and Zain. They are originally from Homs, Syria but in 2011 had to flee to Egypt. During their 13 years in Egypt, they moved...

Meet Mhamad and Zain.

Meet the father and son duo Mhamad and Zain. They are originally from Homs, Syria but in 2011 had to flee to Egypt. During their 13 years in Egypt, they moved...

Meet Yasamin

Meet Yasamin

Yasamin speaks Dari, Turkish, Urdu, and Pashto, and is now quickly learning English. She graduated from the Female Administration and Accounting Institute in Kabul, Afghani- stan in 2015 and went...

Meet Yasamin

Yasamin speaks Dari, Turkish, Urdu, and Pashto, and is now quickly learning English. She graduated from the Female Administration and Accounting Institute in Kabul, Afghani- stan in 2015 and went...

Meet Nooria

Meet Nooria

Nooria grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city, where she was able to complete 9th grade before her family moved to Pune, India. Since she wasn’t an Indian citizen, she...

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Meet Nooria

Nooria grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital city, where she was able to complete 9th grade before her family moved to Pune, India. Since she wasn’t an Indian citizen, she...

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Meet Karima

Meet Karima

This winter session we were joined by Karima along with three of her children. Originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, Karima lived in Turkey for seven years before being resettled in Rhode...

Meet Karima

This winter session we were joined by Karima along with three of her children. Originally from Kabul, Afghanistan, Karima lived in Turkey for seven years before being resettled in Rhode...

Meet Mmbanga

Meet Mmbanga

Mmbanga was born in Fizi, a village in DRCongo near Lake Tanganyika, the world’s longest freshwater lake. Her family were farmers, growing corn, cassava, potatoes, and peanuts. Farming the rocky,...

Meet Mmbanga

Mmbanga was born in Fizi, a village in DRCongo near Lake Tanganyika, the world’s longest freshwater lake. Her family were farmers, growing corn, cassava, potatoes, and peanuts. Farming the rocky,...

Meet Philemon

Meet Philemon

Philemon was born in DR Congo in 2001 and learned Swahili as his primary language. When he was 12, he moved to a refugee camp in Tanzania with his family....

Meet Philemon

Philemon was born in DR Congo in 2001 and learned Swahili as his primary language. When he was 12, he moved to a refugee camp in Tanzania with his family....