Dialogue with Refugees: Uijeongbu Girls' Middle School (20 June 2025)

On 20 and 23 June we held a event with students of Uijeongbu Girls’ Middle School. Speakers from four countries of origin, Palestine, Burundi, Afghanistan and Cameroon, gave students first-hand testimony about migration and life as a refugee.

Speaker Saleh told us about life in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, and speaker Cynthia told us about the rich culture of Burundi.

In addition, speaker Chris talked about the conflict in his home country, Cameroon, the route by which he became a refugee, and how to look critically at the image of refugees, and speaker Zahra talked about the lives of women in Afghanistan under Taliban occupation.

We also talked about the various media in Korea, which was a time that helped us grow closer to the students.