A new horizon for young refugee from Somalia
After five years alone and far from home, Balqees was thrilled to be graduating high school and now looks forward to being reunified with her family.
Homeless in Nicosia: Three young Cameroonian asylum-seekers and their means of survival
People who have fled persecution and violence in their home countries are facing the risk of homelessness, destitution and desperation in Cyprus.
Self-taught guitarist, Syrian refugee, soloist in Refugee Solidarity Concert
Although he is self-taught, with no music education, George explains that music has kept him sane through some difficult times, giving him a strong will to survive.
Schooling and sports give a new dimension to the life of a Somali teenager in Cyprus
Despite the many hardships he has encountered already in his life, 17-year-old Yasser* is determined and hopeful he will build a better future for himself through schooling and sports.
The Syrian architecture student who dreams of one day rebuilding his beloved country
Mohamad, a Syrian refugee in his late 20s, belongs to the global 1% of the refugee population who make it to university, according to UNHCR’s latest report on refugee education.
One in a hundred – A young refugee’s road to university education
According to UNHCR’s latest report, access to university education for refugees stands at only 1%. Meet Nicole* who has just enrolled at the University of Cyprus. She is among that global 1%.