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Date(s) - Wed - 31 Aug
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Dear friends of the UFC,
The Urban Futures Centre (DUT) is pleased to invite you to its 20th seminar of the year! Join us for a presentation entitled ” Asylum seekers and refugees in the urban context, with particular reference to refugees in Durban/KZN”, delivered by Yasmin Rajah
PRESENTER: Yasmin Rajah
TOPIC: ” Asylum seekers and refugees in the urban context, with particular reference to refugees in Durban/KZN”,
DATE: Wednesday, 31 August 2016.
TIME: 12H00-13H30
VENUE: Steve Biko Campus – DUT, UFC Centre,S2 Block, Level 4, Room DP4.01B(UFC Common room). Entrance Gate 1 & 2. 79 Steve Biko Road.
Abstract – Refugee Social Services is a local Durban based NPO and the social implementing partner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kwa-Zulu Natal. The organisation has been providing services to asylum seeker and refugee communities in KZN since 2001 – initially as the Refugee Project of the Mennonite Central Committee and subsequently (since 2008) as Refugee Social Services.
The seminar will discuss global and South African definitions of ‘refugee’, criteria and process, as well as refugee rights and responsibilities in South Africa. It will provide an overview of refugees and asylum seeker communities in Durban: who they are, where they come from, and what are the issues and challenges they encounter. Services available through Refugee Social Services and other organisations working within the sector will also be discussed.
Biography:
Yasmin Rajah trained as a Social Worker at the University of Durban Westville. She is the founding Director of Refugee Social Services, and has been working within the Refugee sector for 13 years. She has developed some expertise in working with refugees in an urban environment, and is particularly interested in issues related to children and families.
RSVP – fathimaa1@dut.ac.za