Sentences with phrase «refugees access school»

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For example, in the summer of 2016, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Ministry of Education and Higher Education were jointly collaborating to develop an identification card for refugee students that could be used to help students pass through check points, to help them access schooling.

They sought to expand the range of acceptable forms of documentation to help refugee learners access schools.

Mary: Even when the legislative environment is inclusive and extends educational opportunities to refugee learners, as we see in the Kenyan context, national security threats can roll back any progress made by refugee students in gaining access to national schools, as fear and xenophobia trigger government crackdowns on relocating urban refugees back to the camps or their countries of origin under the guise of «voluntary repatriation.»

Unlike victims of political upheaval or violence, however, who have access through governments and international organizations to such assistance as financial grants, food, tools, shelter, schools and clinics, «environmental refugees» are not yet recognized in world conventions.

Prior to law school Zara was a front - line community advocate for over a decade, working extensively on issues involving violence against women and children, anti-racism, immigrant and refugee issues, legal aid reform, custody and access advocacy, anti-poverty initiatives and specific coalition work with South Asian women.

Sean Rehaag is an Associate Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, where he specializes in immigration and refugee law, and access to justice.

In Manitoba, for example, the Public Schools Act explicitly states that «resident pupils» include Canadian citizens and permanent residents and it does not include access to refugees or children without status.

«During the settlement process, refugees share the difficulties associated with adjusting to a new and very different culture, the limited access to information, the disruption of their lives and the schooling of their children, the issues of poor health and difficulty in accessing appropriate and affordable housing, the pressure of adjusting to a new environment, the difficulties in entering the employment market and the relative lack of understanding of their communities by Australian service providers.