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Summer camp in Armenia helps displaced youth settle in
Youngsters who fled conflict and persecution find new friends and new confidence at summer camp in Armenia.
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Nigerian mediator who won Chibok girls' release named 2017 winner of UNHCR's Nansen Award
Mustapha provides education for orphans and a lifeline to widows created by insurgency.
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Rwandan school bridges language gulf for Burundian students
A specially-designed course helps French-speaking refugees move into the English-based education system in Rwanda.
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Homework groups help Syrian pupils stay on top of studies
Lebanon has more than 300 homework support groups, staffed by volunteers and attended by 2,500 refugee children.
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Gay and displaced on the frontlines of Ukraine's conflict
Fighting is not the only thing driving people from their homes in eastern Ukraine. Persecution is also forcing LGBTI people to flee.
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Sudanese mother joins her own children in class
After fleeing war in Sudan's Darfur region, Hosna was determined her children would have an education and she wanted to be part of it.
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Syrian and Irish teenagers pull together on sailing course
Young refugees and Irish teens have spent a week together at sea, learning to sail a 70-foot schooner.
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South Sudanese teenager dreams of taking to the skies
Nyahok Reath has her heart set on becoming a pilot and she is determined to complete her education to achieve her ambition.
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Eager refugees cram crowded classrooms in Ugandan school
Yangani Primary School in the Bidibidi refugee settlement in northern Uganda has 5,000 students and a staff of just 38.