Our founder joins panel on supporting refugees and IDPs in the pandemic

Our founder Taban Shoresh is delighted to be taking part in a special panel to discuss the global response to the refugee crisis during the pandemic.

The panel – called Making Crisis Response Agile and Adaptive – takes place on Monday 21st June at 1pm (UK time), and what’s more, any of our supporters can register to attend virtually too. Taban will be joined on the panel by Arwa Damon, founder of INARA, and Anne Sweeney, the co-founder of RefuSHE, with the session hosted by Bisan Salameh from the UNHCR.

It promises to be a fascinating talk, looking at ways that organisations like the Lotus Flower have continued to serve displaced populations during the pandemic.
In collaboration with The Big Heart Foundation UAE and the UNHCR, the panel forms part of the Sharjah International Award (SIA) for Refugee Advocacy and Support, which is recognising organisations for their efforts and achievements in delivering impactful services to refugees and IDPs during a time of such uncertainty and disruption.

Topics to be discussed include:
o The multi-faceted journey and life of being a refugee across the Middle East & Africa,
o The on-ground adverse effects the COVID-19 pandemic has posed to refugees and other displaced populations,
o Innovative practices that refugee-focused organisations have undertaken to overcome challenges caused by the pandemic.

We’re very proud to be involved – and if you’d like to attend, you can register here: https://tinyurl.com/fznfbrjw