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From Margins to Center through Education: Integrating Victims of Torture and Political Oppression

October 21, 2016 by

Jaswant Bajwa

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From Margins to Center through Education: Integrating Victims of Torture and Political Oppression

This 2-year project to establish innovative outreach for people seeking to integrate into Canadian society following experiences of torture and war. It is a community-based participatory action study to determine the specific needs, barriers, and expectations of victims of torture pursuing higher education; the creation of a workshop and course curriculum that addresses the higher education needs and goals of victims of torture; and the pilot implementation and evaluation of an educational program designed to address the needs of victims of torture. 

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Partner

  • Canadian Centre for Victims of Torture (CCVT)
  • Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)

Principal-investigator

  • Jaswant Kaur Bajwa

Centre

  • Business/Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Lab

  • Social Innovation Exchange

Project-year

  • 2015
  • 2016
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