WUSC Student Refugee Program
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By attending SFU, you are directly helping a refugee student achieve a university education. That’s right! Every SFU undergraduate and graduate student pays a small levy into their Student Activity Fees, which in turn supports a refugee student attending university at SFU.
Whether through war or political repression, young men and women are often forced to flee their home country, only to face the harsh conditions of life in a refugee camp. Opportunities for higher education are virtually non-existent, leaving many bright and talented students unable to achieve their academic goals. The WUSC SRP facilitates students achieving their academic goals.
Through a unique youth-to-youth sponsorship, WUSC's Student Refugee Program helps student refugees achieve their educational goals by:
- building the capacity of young Canadians to sponsor refugee students to their university and/or college;
- providing student refugees with an opportunity to pursue their education at a Canadian university and/or college, as permanent residents;
- supporting sponsored students to adapt and succeed in their new environment in Canada
From countries of origin as diverse as Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Rwanda, Burundi, Sudan, Burma and Afghanistan, most have successfully completed their studies and are now active Canadian Citizens making valuable contributions to their communities. Others have returned to their home countries and are contributing as nation builders or active community members.