Amy ni Afisa Utafiti wa REUK, na anafanyia kazi utafiti wa elimu ya wakimbizi wa REUK kote Uingereza na duniani kote.

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Amy ni mtaalamu wa mbinu za utafiti zinazofaa watoto na ubora. Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK, Amy alifanya kazi katika utafiti, sera na utetezi katika Plan International, na amefanya utafiti kuhusu haki za watoto za kimataifa na mada za usawa wa kijinsia katika miktadha kadhaa, ikiwa ni pamoja na Kambodia, India, Kenya, Sudan Kusini na Uganda.  Ana BA katika Historia kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Durham. Kwa sasa anasomea MA katika Masomo ya Kimataifa ya Mtoto kutoka Chuo cha King's College London, akiangazia elimu, ulinzi wa mtoto na kulazimishwa kuhama.

Amy ni Afisa Utafiti wa REUK, na anafanyia kazi utafiti wa elimu ya wakimbizi wa REUK kote Uingereza na duniani kote.

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Amy ni mtaalamu wa mbinu za utafiti zinazofaa watoto na ubora. Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK, Amy alifanya kazi katika utafiti, sera na utetezi katika Plan International, na amefanya utafiti kuhusu haki za watoto za kimataifa na mada za usawa wa kijinsia katika miktadha kadhaa, ikiwa ni pamoja na Kambodia, India, Kenya, Sudan Kusini na Uganda.  Ana BA katika Historia kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Durham. Kwa sasa anasomea MA katika Masomo ya Kimataifa ya Mtoto kutoka Chuo cha King's College London, akiangazia elimu, ulinzi wa mtoto na kulazimishwa kuhama.

Amy ni Afisa Utafiti wa REUK, na anafanyia kazi utafiti wa elimu ya wakimbizi wa REUK kote Uingereza na duniani kote.

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Amy ni mtaalamu wa mbinu za utafiti zinazofaa watoto na ubora. Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK, Amy alifanya kazi katika utafiti, sera na utetezi katika Plan International, na amefanya utafiti kuhusu haki za watoto za kimataifa na mada za usawa wa kijinsia katika miktadha kadhaa, ikiwa ni pamoja na Kambodia, India, Kenya, Sudan Kusini na Uganda.  Ana BA katika Historia kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Durham. Kwa sasa anasomea MA katika Masomo ya Kimataifa ya Mtoto kutoka Chuo cha King's College London, akiangazia elimu, ulinzi wa mtoto na kulazimishwa kuhama.

Andrew anaongoza programu yetu ya Ushauri wa Kielimu kote Uingereza na, kama sehemu ya Timu ya Uongozi Mkuu, ina jukumu kubwa katika dhamira ya REUK, uundaji mkakati na utawala.

Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK mnamo Desemba 2019, Andrew aliendesha shirika la misaada la Uingereza la kusaidia kazi na watoto wenye mahitaji maalum, na familia zao, nchini Thailand. Kabla ya hili, aliongoza shirika la kutoa ushauri kwa vijana wanaoondoka magereza mawili ya London.

Andrew ana takriban uzoefu wa miaka kumi na tano wa kufanya kazi katika sekta ya hisani na ana shauku ya kuona jamii zikija pamoja na zile zinazokabiliwa na hali ngumu. Kando na jukumu lake katika REUK, Andrew ni mdhamini wa mashirika mawili madogo ya kutoa misaada.

Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK Oktoba 2021, Andy alijijengea uzoefu wa zaidi ya miaka 15 katika sekta ya kutoa misaada, ikijumuisha kama Mkuu wa Mawasiliano ya Kimataifa, Mkurugenzi wa Masoko na Uhamasishaji na, hivi majuzi, Mkuu wa Uendeshaji. Katika majukumu haya Andy aliongoza shughuli za Uingereza kwa shirika lisilo la kiserikali la kimataifa lililokuwa na mauzo ya £4m, alisimamia timu mbalimbali za wafanyakazi zinazojumuisha Fedha na Utawala, Watu na Utamaduni, na Mawasiliano na Uchangishaji fedha, na kuwasilisha matukio na miradi mikubwa katika tamaduni, lugha na maeneo. .

Wakati wa ukuaji wa REUK, Andy analeta shauku ya kuendeleza na kutekeleza mikakati na miundo ya shirika na ujuzi fulani katika kujenga timu imara na kuwezesha utoaji wa ubunifu wa malengo ya kimkakati.

Anna is a Coordinator of the Orientation Programme (job share), a four week English language and integration programme for newly arrived unaccompanied asylum seeking children in Oxfordshire.  

Prior to joining REUK, Anna coordinated the Orientation Programme for 3 years following several years as an OP volunteer.  Before that, she was a literacy tutor for 8 years for Quest for Learning charity, teaching vulnerable and special needs pupils, in 12 primary schools in areas of urban deprivation in Oxfordshire. 

Anna was International Exchange Coordinator for Triangle Arts Trust charity for 12 years, working alongside teams of visual artists in 12 African countries, India & the UK, sharing expertise to develop International Artists Workshops.

Annie is REUK's Senior Supporter Engagement and Communications officer. After finishing her BSc (hons) Ecology degree, she spent a few years volunteering abroad working as a seasonal researcher with sea turtles for wildlife non-profits, before taking a position as a research assistant in the rainforests of Costa Rica.

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She developed skills working with databases and individual fundraising before moving back to the UK and working with nasen, a charitable membership organisation working to support children with special educational needs to access education.

Bilal is the Mentoring Coordinator for North London. As a refugee in the UK, Bilal’s journey has been shaped by his own experiences of navigating education and integrating into a new society. With the support of REUK, he was awarded the Westheimer scholarship as an asylum seeker and successfully completed his Biomedical Science degree at the University of Surrey. Having volunteered with REUK for over the years, Bilal is passionate about advocating for young refugees. He has led campaigns for better access to higher education and conducted research on the experiences of displaced young people in the UK. Bilal has practical experience in the NHS, focusing on Point of Care Testing and COVID diagnostics, and has contributed to community work through the Surrey Islamic Society.

Catherine, REUK's founding Chief Executive, has worked with refugee and asylum-seeking young people in a variety of education related programmatic, policy and research roles since 2004.

Catherine has led large-scale multi-national programmes and worked in sixteen different countries for clients including UNICEF, UNHCR, and Save the Children. She is a founding director and board member at Jigsaw Consult, and a regular speaker at conferences and in the media.

She has a degree from Oxford University, a masters in education from University College London, and is an honorary fellow at Winchester University.

Cennydd coordinates our educational mentoring hub in South London.

Prior to joining REUK, Cennydd was a refugee operations volunteer at Breaking Barriers and had also gained experience working with young people from non-traditional education backgrounds at the Sutton Trust. Throughout university, he was involved in various societies orientated around activism and advocacy, working with WaterAid, Oxfam UK and other student affiliate networks.

He holds a masters in Migration Mobility and Development from SOAS University of London. His research focused on examining the (im)mobility of Sub-Saharan forced migrants in Morocco, against the framings of the Global Compact for Migration.

Dan husimamia mstari wetu wa ushauri wa elimu ya juu na huendesha mradi wetu wa ufadhili wa masomo, kutoa usaidizi na ushauri kwa wapokeaji wa ufadhili wa masomo kutoka kwa Schwab & Westheimer Trust.

Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK mwaka wa 2019, Dan alifanya kazi katika mstari wa mbele wa huduma za usaidizi kwa wanafunzi katika chuo cha Elimu Zaidi huko Bath na kama Mshiriki wa Utafiti katika Chuo Kikuu cha Cardiff katika mradi wa kuchunguza dhima ya dini na hali ya kiroho katika vituo vya imani vya kurejesha unywaji pombe.

Dan ana bwana katika jiografia ya kitamaduni, PhD katika siasa za jiografia na, pamoja na jukumu lake katika REUK, anajitolea kama "Mtu Mzima Anayefaa", akiwaunga mkono vijana na watu wazima walio katika mazingira magumu ambao wametiwa mbaroni na polisi wanaoshukiwa kwa makosa ya jinai.

Dan husimamia mstari wetu wa ushauri wa elimu ya juu na huendesha mradi wetu wa ufadhili wa masomo, kutoa usaidizi na ushauri kwa wapokeaji wa ufadhili wa masomo kutoka kwa Schwab & Westheimer Trust.

Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK mwaka wa 2019, Dan alifanya kazi katika mstari wa mbele wa huduma za usaidizi kwa wanafunzi katika chuo cha Elimu Zaidi huko Bath na kama Mshiriki wa Utafiti katika Chuo Kikuu cha Cardiff katika mradi wa kuchunguza dhima ya dini na hali ya kiroho katika vituo vya imani vya kurejesha unywaji pombe.

Dan ana bwana katika jiografia ya kitamaduni, PhD katika siasa za jiografia na, pamoja na jukumu lake katika REUK, anajitolea kama "Mtu Mzima Anayefaa", akiwaunga mkono vijana na watu wazima walio katika mazingira magumu ambao wametiwa mbaroni na polisi wanaoshukiwa kwa makosa ya jinai.

Emily anaunga mkono viongozi wa programu kutoa huduma za ubora wa juu kwa vijana nchini Uingereza, pamoja na wajibu wake wa maendeleo na utoaji wa mikakati ya REUK ya kuchangisha pesa na mawasiliano.

Tangu ajiunge na REUK mwaka wa 2012, Emily ameandika kwa pamoja zana mbalimbali zinazolenga elimu na ripoti za utafiti, na ameandika na kuzungumza kwa upana kuhusu masuala yanayoathiri wakimbizi vijana kwenye mikutano ya kimataifa na kwenye vyombo vya habari.

Emily ana uzoefu wa zaidi ya miaka 15 katika mashirika ya sekta ya hiari nchini Uingereza na ng'ambo, yeye ni mwalimu aliyehitimu wa TEFL, alimaliza shahada yake ya kwanza katika Chuo Kikuu cha Oxford, na ana MSc katika Uhamiaji na Maendeleo kutoka SOAS, Chuo Kikuu cha London.

Ehsan provides support, advice, and guidance to refugees and asylum seekers in their attempt to access further education. Ehsan came to the UK under ARAP scheme in November 2021. He has worked as teaching and learning manager in a World Bank funded project at the Ministry of Higher Education in Afghanistan. He has worked with universities and academic staff in the capacity development programs. He led and organised indoor and outdoor training programs to enhance the quality of teaching and learning at the tertiary level. He has taught English at universities and colleges for more than four years. He has worked as a volunteer at Azadi Charity and Halesowen College since he came to the UK. Ehsan holds a master of TESL from India. He was in the final semester of his second master in education leadership and management when the Taliban came and the programme disrupted.

Eleftheria holds an MA in Global Citizenship, Identities and Human Rights and is a CELTA-qualified teacher. She has extensive experience of developing and delivering English language programmes for community-based organisations in the UK supporting people from forced migrant backgrounds. 

She previously worked as an ESOL tutor in Groundwork’s Afghan Response team, providing English language support to Afghan refugees in bridging hotels across London. Prior to that, she worked for Mojatu Foundation, administering training programmes for refugees in Nottingham who arrived through the Syrian Resettlement Programme. She is interested in how trauma-informed teaching practice and wellbeing-centred approaches to ESOL can enhance people’s educational outcomes and overall welfare.

Emily supports programme leaders to provide high quality services to young people in the UK, alongside her responsibility for the development and delivery of REUK’s fundraising and communications strategies.

Since joining REUK in 2012, Emily has co-authored a range of education-focussed toolkits and research reports, and has written and spoken widely about issues affecting young refugees at international conferences and in the press.

Emily has over 15 years experience in voluntary sector agencies in the UK and overseas, she is a qualified TEFL teacher, completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Oxford, and has an MSc in Migration and Development from SOAS, University of London.

Fatima coordinates the West London hub. Prior to REUK, Fatima founded and managed WeResearch in Syria, focusing on advancing scientific research and evidence-based healthcare in Syria. She also has experience in education programme management in medical education and research in conflict areas.

Beside her work in education, she is a trained doctor and a researcher. She holds a master's in immunology of infectious diseases from the London School of hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

George is part of REUK's Educational Progression team, which provides advice and training to practitioners and young refugees facing complex barriers to accessing further education in the UK.

Prior to joining REUK, George worked with various charity organisations across London, providing educational and mental health support to vulnerable young people in care.

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Alongside his role at REUK, George is studying medicine at King's College London. He also has experience in coordinating Covid-19 vaccine clinical trials in the NHS.

Giulia anaratibu kitovu chetu cha ushauri wa elimu huko Oxford. Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK, Giulia alifanya kazi nchini Ugiriki, akianzisha na kusimamia programu ya elimu katika kambi mbili za wakimbizi katika bara.

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Kisha alishiriki katika mradi wa utafiti kuhusu wakimbizi/watafuta hifadhi na utambulisho wa kidijitali nchini Italia, na kufanya utafiti kuhusu walimu wa wakimbizi nchini Lebanoni, kama sehemu ya mradi wake wa nadharia.

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Ana shahada ya uzamili katika Uhusiano wa Kimataifa kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Rome Tre, Italia, na MPhil katika Elimu na Maendeleo ya Kimataifa kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Cambridge, Uingereza.

Hamid Khan is the Education Welcome Project Officer at Refugee Education UK. He provides practical, logistical and administrative support to our newest project, which extends our educational support to hundreds of newly-arrived refugees refugees.

Before joining REUK, Hamid worked in business development for a range of organisations at different stages of their journeys. Hamid joins REUK with a deep understanding of how the organisation has grown, having first met REUK as an unaccompanied asylum seeking child some years ago. Since then, he has served as REUK’s longest-serving Chair of the Youth Advisory Board. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Hamid believes in equality and diversity, especially when it comes to the education rights of young people displaced by conflict.

Kama sehemu ya Timu ya Uongozi wa Juu ya REUK, Hannah anachangia mwelekeo na uendeshaji wa jumla wa REUK, kwa kuzingatia maadili, utamaduni na uvumbuzi wetu. Kwa sasa anaongoza kozi yetu ya uongozi wa vijana kulingana na maadili, mwelekeo wa sasa wa mkondo wetu wa uvumbuzi.

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Hannah ameandika kwa pamoja ripoti kadhaa za REUK na kuzungumza kuhusu masuala yanayowahusu wakimbizi vijana na wanaotafuta hifadhi katika mikutano ya kimataifa ya kitaaluma. Ameongoza kwa REUK katika kuendeleza mafunzo ya kushirikisha jumuiya za kidini za Uingereza ili kusaidia idadi ya wakimbizi wa ndani.

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Hannah ana BA katika Mafunzo ya Sheria na Maendeleo kutoka SOAS, Chuo Kikuu cha London, na MA katika Haki za Kibinadamu kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Essex.

Huw anafanya kazi katika timu yetu ya Elimu Zaidi, akitoa ushauri na mwongozo kwa vijana na wataalamu ili kuondoa vikwazo vinavyowakabili wakimbizi na wanaotafuta hifadhi katika kupata elimu zaidi. Kabla ya kufanya kazi kwa REUK, Huw alisimamia mradi wa malazi unaoungwa mkono kwa vijana ambao walikuwa wamekosa makao au waliohifadhiwa katika mazingira magumu Kusini Magharibi mwa Uingereza. Katika majukumu mengine, Huw amezindua programu bunifu za vijana katika miktadha mbalimbali.  

Huw ana nia ya dhati ya jinsi sera ya serikali inavyoathiri moja kwa moja maisha ya watu wa kawaida, na amemaliza diploma ya Uzamili katika Sera ya Jamii na Umma. 

Huw ametumia muda nje ya nchi na amefanya kazi pamoja na mashirika kadhaa yasiyo ya kiserikali nchini Senegal, Ufaransa, Palestina na Italia.

Jess project inasimamia urekebishaji wa 60–62 High Street, jengo la zamani la benki katikati mwa Harlesden ambalo litakuwa makao makuu mapya ya REUK na kitovu cha athari za kijamii cha kuhudumia jamii ya karibu.

Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK, Jess alifanya kazi katika shirika la uchapishaji, akibobea katika usimamizi wa mradi wa majina changamano ya rangi na kuagiza ubunifu wa aina. Kando na huyu Jess alikuwa mshauri na Thrive, shirika la usaidizi linalosaidia vijana kutoka maeneo duni, na anapenda sana athari ya kazi moja hadi moja.

Jess anafuraha kuhusu kuunda nafasi ya kukaribisha wakimbizi wachanga wa REUK wanaofanya kazi ya kujitengenezea wenyewe.

Katie anaongoza mpango wa Elimu ya Juu wa REUK na, kama sehemu ya Timu ya Uongozi Mkuu, ana jukumu kubwa katika dhamira ya REUK, uundaji mkakati na utawala.

Kabla ya jukumu hili, aliongoza maendeleo ya programu yetu ya ushauri wa elimu katika maeneo mapya nchini Uingereza. Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK, Katie alifanya kazi kwa takriban muongo mmoja katika huduma ya magereza ambapo alikuwa na idadi ya majukumu ya usimamizi, ikiwa ni pamoja na kuendesha kitengo cha wakosaji vijana katika gereza la Holloway na kuketi kwenye Timu ya Wasimamizi Wakuu katika gereza la Wormwood Scrubs.

Pia alitumia miaka sita huko Asia akifanya kazi katika Jumuiya ya St Stephens, akiongoza nyumba ya ukarabati kwa washiriki wa genge waliopona kutoka kwa uraibu wa dawa za kulevya.

Akiwa na uzoefu mkubwa wa usimamizi wa ofisi na fedha katika mashirika mbalimbali ya sekta ya kibinafsi na ya tatu, Kellie ana jukumu la kufuatilia mapato na michango yetu yote, kusimamia malipo, kulipa wasambazaji wetu, kusimamia ofisi yetu na kuhakikisha kwamba wafanyakazi wetu wa London na vijijini wana vifaa na msaada wanaohitaji kufanya kazi zao vizuri.

Lydia works within our Higher Education team, where she manages the scholarships from the Schwab & Westheimer Trust, alongside providing guidance and support to other refugees and asylum seekers pursuing university.

Prior to joining REUK, Lydia worked in social research and has interned in organisations such as Action For Humanity and the International Rescue Committee, where her work ranged from providing administrative support to overseas humanitarian programmes to assisting newly arrived refugees in gaining employment in the US. However, Lydia is most passionate about supporting students, which she did extensively in her undergraduate career. 

Having come to the UK as a Marshall Scholar, Lydia holds an MSc in International Development from the University of Manchester.

Natalie is the Education Welcome Officer at Refugee Education UK. She provides practical, logistical, and administrative support to our newest project, extending our educational support to newly arrived refugees.

She grew up in Ukraine and before moving to the UK in 2022 she worked and volunteered with various projects for youth and women. After the full-scale invasion, she worked remotely to support with relief of internally displaced persons from active combat zones. This included organizing practical support and developing a series of workshops on topics such as psychological well-being, time management, personal and budget planning, and working with HR companies to help people embark on a new career path.

Rosy huratibu kitovu chetu cha ushauri katika eneo la Birmingham. Kabla ya kujiunga na REUK, Rosy alikuwa meneja programu katika Heartlift, shirika la hisani linalofanya kazi na vijana ambao walikuwa wametengwa kutoka shule za kawaida au ambao elimu ya kawaida haikuwa endelevu kwao.

Rosy alisomea Kemia katika Chuo Kikuu cha Nottingham kabla ya kwenda kufanya kazi na Student Finance. Baadaye alimaliza PGCE na kufanya kazi kama mwalimu wa shule ya msingi ambapo alipenda kuwasaidia vijana kuondokana na vikwazo vya kupata elimu.

Kando na jukumu lake katika REUK, Rosy anasaidia Elimu ya Dyspraxia, shirika lisilo la faida ambalo lipo ili kuwawezesha wanafunzi walio na hali ya maendeleo ya neva kupata na kushiriki kikamilifu katika elimu.

Polly is the Admin and Facilities Assistant supporting the work at REUK’s headquarters and social impact hub in Harlesden.

Prior to joining REUK, Polly worked in the homelessness sector where she specialised as a support worker to multi-disadvantaged women, and then to people in the early stages of recovery from substance misuse. 

Polly then went on to manage accommodation services for male rough sleepers with severe and enduring mental health, physical health, and substance misuse needs. 

She is excited to support the work of REUK’s Operations team and develop the sense of community within REUK’s headquarters and hub.

Rosy is a Higher Education Coordinator. Before joining REUK, Rosy was a programme manager at Heartlift, a charity working with young people who had been excluded from mainstream school or for whom mainstream education was no longer sustainable.

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Rosy studied Chemistry at Nottingham University before going on to work with Student Finance. She later completed a PGCE and worked as a primary school teacher where she became interested in helping young people overcome barriers to accessing education.

Alongside her role at REUK, Rosy supports Dyspraxia Education, a not for profit organisation which exists to enable pupils with neurodevelopmental conditions to fully access and participate in education.

Sediqa Bakhtiari is a research assistant at Refugee Education UK, where she takes the lead on a project in partnership with the University of Nottingham. She has experience of doing research for international NGOs and government departments in Afghanistan before the fall of Kabul.

Sediqa is currently a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Tehran.

Her research background has focused on migration, gender, ethnicity and political sociology. 

Suzie alijiunga na REUK Machi 2021 ili kuongoza timu ya Fedha na Uendeshaji ya REUK. Kazi yake imeenea katika sekta za ushirika na za hisani; jukumu lake la hivi majuzi zaidi katika PwC lilihusisha kusimamia programu za ujuzi wa Uhamaji wa Kijamii nchini Uingereza kwa vijana kutoka asili ambazo hazina uwakilishi. Huko alizindua mpango wa Msaada wa Stadi za Kuajiriwa kwa wakimbizi kote Uingereza.

Suzie ni Mhasibu Aliyeajiriwa (ACA), anazungumza Kihispania, Kiitaliano, Kifaransa na Mandarin msingi. Anaimba kitaaluma katika muda wake wa ziada na kwa sasa anaishi Bristol, akiwa amefanya kazi katika mabara mbalimbali.