Education

We believe one of the best ways to support girls to reach their full potential is through education. Mentors play a big role in education, teaching critical life skills beyond the traditional school curriculum. That’s why, in celebration of Day of the Girl this October 11, we invited the WUSC community to share their stories…

You can’t overstate the importance of girls’ education. It provides the first building blocks for girls to start creating a good life, and to become women who contribute to the prosperity of their families and communities. But not all girls around the world have access to the conditions that enable them to enroll in school…

Globally, 7% of refugees have access to higher education. This is far below the average of 40% among those who are not refugees. For four decades, WUSC has been promoting access to higher education for refugees, and mobilizing the Canadian postsecondary education community to offer complementary education pathways for refugees. Through the Student Refugee Program,…

This summer, postsecondary campuses were abuzz with graduating students preparing to turn the page on the next chapter in their lives.  For many members of the Class of 2024, their postsecondary studies began in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. These graduating students overcame many unique obstacles and demonstrated perseverance and resilience to reach…

In celebration of World Refugee Awareness Month, we align with UNHCR’s theme of solidarity with refugees, highlighting that “solidarity means keeping our doors open, celebrating their strengths and achievements, and reflecting on the challenges they face.” The theme of solidarity resonates with one of WUSC’s campaigns, Building Welcoming Communities, as our Local Committee members, volunteers and colleagues play…

This year, World Refugee Day focuses on solidarity with refugees – for a world where all refugees are welcomed.  Durable solutions to forced displacement and welcoming communities for refugees are needed more than ever. And everyone has a role to play. Governments, NGOs, community organizations, post-secondary institutions, businesses, and refugees themselves are all essential to…

Refugee youth have the talent, energy, and potential to positively impact their communities. Yet, they are often excluded from the spaces where decisions are made. WUSC is committed to advancing refugee leadership and creating opportunities for refugee youth to grow and develop skills they can use to advocate for what matters most to them and…

Results of the 2021 – 2023 Partner Innovation Fund Cohort With more than 120 million people forcibly displaced around the world, all organizations, institutions, and businesses need to examine how they can better integrate refugees and other displaced people into their programs and services. Stand alone initiatives for refugees are no longer sufficient to enable…

WUSC, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, Light for the World, and Solid Minds, has released a guidebook to support universities in understanding an intersectional approach to equity and inclusion, especially for youth with disabilities, refugees, and displaced persons.  The guidebook, entitled Journey to Success: A Guidebook on Inclusion for Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program Partners,…

Author Aly Muhammad Sayani This year, what’s at stake?  WUSC’s 13th Annual International Forum had at its centre the theme “Doing Different Things, and Doing Things Differently”. The axis of this theme lies at a point of reflection, as the halfway point to the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been passed. While there…