HAZARA HOPE

PURPOSE AND MISSION

OUR MISSION

The persecution of the Hazara people has become one of the worst humanitarian challenges of our time — causing a global refugee crisis that has been overlooked for too long.

We can help.

Canada is a global leader in responding to humanitarian crises and welcoming refugees. Let's come together to make a difference. Through advocacy, storytelling and private sponsorship, we aim to bring hope to the hopeless and light to the darkness.

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OUR TEAM

is external relations manager at Canadian Hazara Humanitarian Services and co-founder at WelcomeHome. A law graduate from McGill University (JD/BCL), she has served in research and fellowship roles at the G20 Research Group, 6 Degrees, at MaRS and at the G8 Research Group. She has served as chair of the U of T chapter of Amnesty International, senior editor of the Rapoport Journal for Peace, Conflict and Justice, and an intern at the Bicske Refugee Camp and Integration Centre. She has served as youth ambassador to the Paris OECD Forum and the Youthful Cities Global Summit.

is the co-founder of Northern Lights West and a consultant for the Canadian Council for Refugees. During his time in Indonesia, he co-founded the Refugee Learning Centre, was one of two refugees employed by the UNHCR to advocate on behalf of refugees, a speaker and member of the Asia Pacific Summit of Refugees and a speaker at TEDxUbud.

is a compassionate humanitarian, and advocate for the cause of refugee education. Before coming to Canada, he spent seven years in Indonesia, where he served as the manager of Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre, the refugee-led education centre. He has served as a spokesperson for the centre, serving as a keynote speaker for the Cambridge University Southeast Asian Forum in 2017, among other events.

is an educator and advocate on behalf of refugees and the Hazara people. Before coming to Canada, she was project manager for Cisarua Refugee Learning Centre, and is known to educators and students globally for her role in the film The Staging Post. She has also served in a senior management role at the Aga Khan Foundation. She has an undergraduate degree in the humanities from York University, where she is currently completing her qualifications to become an elementary school teacher.

is a co-founder of Northern Lights Canada and Northern Lights West. A marketing manager at the University of Toronto, he has volunteered extensively since 2016 to bring over 120 refugees to Canada and help them – and other newcomers – make the most of their lives in this country. In. November 2020, he received the Irv Carvalho Humanitarian Award at the at the National Citizenship and Immigration Conference.

is an addictions counsellor and volunteer with the Hazara Women's Organization, a group she co-founded to support Afghan and Hazara women. Her experience of war in Afghanistan and of displacement as a refugee motivated her to work towards social justice, community mental health, and female empowerment. She is particularly involved in advocacy for Hazaras in Afghanistan and in Canada.

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