Category: Knowledge Portal

  • Tales of Agra’s Treasures: Inspiring Love, Resilience, and Empathy for a Better World

      Tales of Agra’s Treasures: Inspiring Love, Resilience, and Empathy for a Better World </h2 > Siddhi Joshi, Azadi Leader 2023 May 10, 2023 Agra, a city pulsating with history and culture, became the backdrop for a transformative retreat organized by The Azadi Project. The itinerary for the Azadi Leaders Retreat promised a profound exploration…

  • A Shadow of Refuge: Rohingya Refugees In India

    A Shadow of Refuge: Rohingya Refugees In India

    Daniel Sullivan and Priyali Sur . May 18, 2023 Download the PDF Summary The Rohingya of Myanmar have been among the most persecuted people in the world. Genocidal attacks at the hands of the Myanmar military starting in August 2017 caused more than 770,000 Rohingya to flee. The challenges Rohingya face residing in the largest…

  • Masomeh –  mother, sister, daughter, and a life-long refugee.

    Masomeh – mother, sister, daughter, and a life-long refugee.

    Masomeh’s story; told by Masomeh Etemadi, written by Ella Lambert. Masomeh’s baby spent his first year in a tent in the Moria refugee camp where, on the coldest nights, their generator cuts out as too many people plug into the limited supply of electricity. “When the winds get up, it doesn’t matter how many blankets…

  • “Whatever the country, I can make a life there”

    “Whatever the country, I can make a life there”

    Meet Sedighe Abbasi – a refugee woman and program facilitator for The Azadi Project’s support group sessions held in Lesvos. Written by Jenny Barruol, interview by Annachiara Ruzzetta June 12, 2021 LESVOS, GREECE: I met Sedighe Abbasi for the first time during an Azadi group session inMytilini. It was my first day working for The…

  • Renowned Journalist and Refugee Rights Advocate Arwa Damon on the Importance of Refugee Mental Health

    Renowned Journalist and Refugee Rights Advocate Arwa Damon on the Importance of Refugee Mental Health

    By: Ayushka Anjiv The Azadi Project’s Priyali Sur interviewed Arwa Damon, CNN’s Senior International Correspondent and humanitarian to discuss the importance of mental health support to displaced populations and in particular refugee women and children. Arwa is also the founder of International Network of Aid, Relief and Assistance (INARA) which focuses on providing medical assistance…