Posts Tagged ‘Refugees’
Our Afghan Neighbors: New Exhibit in Appleton Builds Cultural Understanding
Farah, a World Relief Wisconsin group program specialist, partnered with Appleton’s History Museum at the Castle to build cultural understanding, community.
Read MoreGetting Ready for a Career
As we focus on how learning English provides new strength for refugees and other immigrants this month, Heather Davis, Job & Career Readiness Manager on staff in Chicagoland, sat with us to answer some questions about Workforce Readiness English Classes. If you are looking to find out how to join one of our English classes,…
Read MoreWRD’s Advocacy Coordinator, Jada Alicea-Rochelle, Nominated Leader in Diversity by Triangle Business Journal
Jada Alicea-Rochelle is our NC Advocacy Coordinator and was recently awarded the 2024 Leaders in Diversity from the Triangle Business Center! In her role she partners with churches and community members across North Carolina to advocate for just and compassionate approaches to immigration on a state and federal level. Jada took some time to expound…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Immigration Myths Debunked
Immigration has always been a hot topic in our country’s political landscape — even more so during an election year.
Read MoreAnnouncement: WRD’s Run for Refugees 5k
Join us for World Relief Durham’s first Run for Refugees 5k on October 26, 2024 on Duke University’s East Campus. Today, there are over 120 million people around the globe who have been forced to leave their homes. Threatened by extreme persecution, violence, and oppression, they left behind everything familiar to seek a life free from fear. For some, their…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Immigration Myths Debunked
Immigration has always been a hot topic in our country’s political landscape — even more so during an election year.
Read MoreWRD Women’s Health Event
World Relief Durham (WRD) hosted their first ever Women’s Health Event for Refugee and other Immigrant women to learn more about healthcare in the U.S. and healthy habits. “Even as a woman from the U.S., I was not taught about women’s health in detail until adulthood.” Our Health and Wellness Senior Specialist, Julleah Fink, shared…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Immigration Myths Debunked
Immigration has always been a hot topic in our country’s political landscape — even more so during an election year.
Read MoreThe art of taking chances
Tabyanele Mwenebenga recalls his resettlement journey to the Quad Cities and overcoming the challenges of his education journey.
Read MoreWhen opportunities knock on the door
Presence Erodiance reflects on her life in Tanzania as a child and how her experience in the refugee camp shape her career decisio
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