“To realise my dreams I need a new wheelchair”: adolescent refugees and intersectionality
In the fifth and final episode of this series, we explore how young refugees cope when multiple problems or sets of needs collide – or intersectionality. We hear from Christophe, a 13 year-old Congolese refugee who lives in a two-roomed house in Rwanda with his grandparents, six sisters and three brothers. Christophe has a physical disability and can’t walk. He longs to play with the other children outside but without his family bringing in an income, resources are very limited. We hear from experts like Dr Ola Abualghaib, who works for UNPRPD, a joint United Nations initiative to advance the…
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