Today is World Refugee Day. The New Zealand government hasn't filled the quota of fifteen hundred people to resettle in 2021 and 2022. And say it's due to COVD-19 impact. But today we are celebrating refugees making a life for themselves in New Zealand, and many of them are taking up higher education. Waikato is one of the biggest refugee centres in Aotearoa, and over a hundred refugees in the Waikato are currently studying at Wintec. Among those improving their English through study, is Ramez Sharfo. He talks to Jesse about his experience.
To find out more about refugees studying, you can go to the Wintec website.
Ramez Sharfo with his wife Zamzam Salloum. Photo: Mike Walen
