Na'amal

Voices of Resilience

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The number of people who have been forcibly displaced continues to increase alarmingly; as of mid 2022, the UNHCR has reported that for the first time on record, the number of forcibly displaced people worldwide has surpassed 100 million. This is a staggering figure in itself, but another tragedy of the enormity of this number is that it often overshadows the fact that every one of those 100+ million is a distinct individual who has had their life irrevocably altered and their inspiring story tends to be buried under the statistics. During the first edition of the Migration Summit in 2022, we...

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Voices of Resilience: Nael Yasri 16.02.2023 23:08

Upon completing his Ph. D. at Brunel University in London in 2001, Nael Yasri was excited to return home to Syria. He was looking forward to being surrounded by his culture and playing his part in bringing quality education to his community. After briefly settling into his role as a chemistry professor at the University of Aleppo and starting a family, Nael was forced to flee his home with his wif...

Voices of Resilience: Ziad Chaer 09.02.2023 27:03

Ziad is a 26-year-old young man from Syria. He is currently residing in Germany, learning the language, and studying to get his degree in medicine and work as a physician. He graduated from the MIT ReACT Computer and Data Science programme in 2021 and participated in the Migration Summit 2022 as a storyteller. This year, he is helping to organise the 2023 Migration Summit as a co-leader of the Com...

Voices of Resilience: Alnarjes Harba 02.02.2023 24:15

At the age of 12, Alnarjes Harba was forced to flee her home in Syria after it had been bombed seven times She then led her mother to a refugee camp in Lebanon. While in Lebanon, she lived in extremely difficult conditions. Despite this, Alnarjes achieved exceptional results in her schooling and ultimately landed a scholarship to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management at Southern Ne...

Voices of Resilience: Ahmad Abu Horan 26.01.2023 30:04

Ahmad is originally from Syria. He currently lives with his wife and daughter in Iraq where he works as an English instructor and accountant. His dream is to become a grammarian and specialize in English syntax. The story he shares with us in this episode depicts some of the challenges he faced for not having the official label of being a “refugee" when migrating to another country. When the war s...

The Story of Na'amal 19.01.2023 35:53

Na’amal was born out of Lorraine’s research about digitalization, employment, and the economic situation of refugees in the Middle East. We knew that there was a better way for refugees to earn a living and overcome the precarious conditions and indignity of informal work. This led to the creation of Na’amal’s programmes, which provide refugees and other vulnerable populations training in marketab...

Voices of Resilience Trailer 12.12.2022 3:55

In this trailer episode, we hear from the founder of Na'amal, Lorraine Charles. She shares her vision of the podcast and what we aim to achieve using the medium of voice to share stories of resilience from refugees and other displaced people. Music: Marieke Slovin Lewis, Ph. D