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Over the next four years, this investment will enable WUSC to expand its education-linked resettlement and labour mobility efforts, creating new opportunities for hundreds of refugee youth to build sustainable futures in Canada.

June 19, 2026

Press Release: Shapiro Foundation Invests $5.2 million USD to Expand Access to Education and Employment for Refugee Youth in Canada

Location Canada

Project Student Refugee Program, Train to Hire

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By working alongside governments, postsecondary institutions, the private sector, and refugee-led organizations (RLO), this partnership has dismantled barriers to education and economic opportunities and created pathways for long-term, transformative change.

April 28, 2026

A New Blueprint for Refugee Inclusion: Five Years of Impact with Mastercard Foundation

Location Kenya

Project DREEM

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With the launch of the Youth Advisory Council, we are elevating youth voices to the organizational level, giving young people a central role in shaping programs, priorities, and the impact we create globally.

February 18, 2026

Youth Voice and Agency in Action: Meet WUSC’s Youth Advisory Council

Location Canada

Project Youth Advisory Council

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Stories of Impact

By partnering with key market actors, this initiative provides farmers with the training, resources, and technical support to increase productivity and strengthen food systems across the region.

June 2, 2026

From Seeds to Success: How Sustainable Agriculture is Transforming Communities in the Caribbean

Location Jamaica

Project SAC

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This program brings together young people from around the world to collaborate on research addressing some of today’s most urgent global challenges.

May 22, 2026

Over 75 Years of Shaping Global Changemakers: WUSC’s International Seminar

Location Canada, Ghana

Project International Seminar

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Lakshmy shares her entrepreneurial journey as a panelist during the entrepreneurship Project launch.

March 4, 2026

Every Woman Can Rise: Celebrating Lakshmy’s Journey in Sri Lanka

Location Sri Lanka

Project GRIT

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Resources

WUSC’s approach centers refugee leadership, lived experience, and community trust to create more inclusive and sustainable pathways to higher education and economic opportunities.

How Refugee-Led Approaches Are Expanding Access to Higher Education

Location Jordan, Kenya

Project DREEM, Refugee-Led Counseling for Complementary Pathways

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By supporting girls, families, communities, and schools at the same time, the program helps make staying in schools a realistic and achievable choice.

Cash Transfers and Girls’ Education: What the Evidence from Mali Tells Us

Location Mali

Project PASCOFI

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The report indicates that these organizations are rich in potential but under-resourced, and that strengthening them will build more inclusive, sustainable, and equitable refugee response systems in Uganda.

Challenges and Opportunities for Refugee Women-Led Organizations in Uganda

Location Uganda

Project DREEM

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It also shares lessons learned, challenges faced, and strategies developed to translate gender knowledge into meaningful financial opportunities.

Bridging Gender and Finance in Sri Lanka

Location Sri Lanka

Project GRIT

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By connecting displaced talent with employers in communities facing labour shortages, the program offers a pathway for young people to contribute meaningfully to the Canadian economy while gaining valuable skills and experience.

HIRES-EMPP Featured in New Resource on Labour Mobility Pathways Initiatives from Around the World

Location Canada

Project HIRES

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Building on WUSC’s long-standing experience in refugee resettlement, the HIRES model aims to further expand access to complementary pathways for refugee youth while also enhancing their economic integration into the Canadian labour market.

How Every Job Vacancy Becomes an Opportunity for Refugee Youth and Canadian Businesses | HIRES Pilot Learnings Report

Location Canada

Project HIRES

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Campaigns

Through My Eyes: Art for Development

Location Canada

Project IGNITE

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Events

A group of individuals together during the WUSC International Seminar in Accra, Ghana.

August 31, 2023

Environmental Sustainability: A Call for Greater Inclusion of Young People

Location Ghana

Project International Seminar

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October 22, 2021

Stepping Up To Support Young Afghans

Location Canada

Project Student Refugee Program

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Seminar participants in Malawi discuss their research project. © Mphatso Dumba

February 23, 2021

International Seminar 2021: Applications Open!

Location Canada

Project International Seminar

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Media coverage

February 2, 2026

New Pilot Solving Pharmacy Shortages with Global Talent: A Win for Canada and Newcomers

Location Canada

Project Train to Hire

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April 10, 2025

Ghana’s Lake Bosomtwe farmers fight pests and lake loss with science and tradition

Location Ghana

Project NBS

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March 21, 2025

Refugee scholars making an impact at UBC

Location Canada

Project Student Refugee Program

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