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<title><![CDATA[German scholarship helps refugees become class acts]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The German government has offered young refugees in India additional DAFI scholarships for higher education, giving them an opportunity to earn degrees and improve their lives.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DAFI at 20: Two grateful students tell how education helped]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[More than 6,000 refugees have benefitted from higher education thanks to DAFI scholarships, including Khadra from Somalia and Liberian Shadrach.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[DAFI scholarships open a window for Armenian girls in Moldova]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Asmic Sargsyan and Nora Manvelean are among the first to get scholarships for tertiary education under UNHCR's DAFI scholarship programme.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DAFI Scholars: Afghan girl studies to become a lawyer in a break with tradition]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[It would have been difficult to pursue a higher education without the help Ameneh has been receiving from the Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative, or DAFI. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Somali DAFI graduates return to school to teach other refugees in Kenya]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Three Somali graduates of UNHCR's unique DAFI higher education scholarship programme start teaching other refugees in Kenya's Dadaab complex.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DAFI helps refugee agronomist contribute to growth of Afghanistan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UNHCR-run DAFI programme enables an Afghan refugee to study for a degree in agriculture. Now he's contributing to the development of his country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rwandan refugee qualifies as a doctor thanks to DAFI programme]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A Rwandan refugee who found safety in South Africa has now added the title doctor before his name - thanks to the DAFI scholarship programme.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[German scholarship widens options for refugees in Russia]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Albert Einstein Academic Refugee Initiative, or DAFI, is helping 26 refugees in the Russian Federation to pursue professional qualifications in computer technologies, education, medicine and engineering, among other fields.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DAFI scholarship landmark for returning Burundian refugees]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A group of 40 young Burundians become the first returning refugees granted university scholarships by the UN refugee agency.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[German scholarship gives Somali refugee "the best you can get" - education]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[From killings and kidnappings, screaming and tears, young Mohamed made the journey from Somalia to Egypt on his own and now thanks to the German government he has graduated from university.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA["Lost Boy" among graduates ending Ethiopian exile to help rebuild South Sudan]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[As peace and stability return to South Sudan, young refugees educated overseas and armed with college degrees are returning to help rebuild their homeland, where years of war have ravaged the economy and infrastructure.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghan students mark 15th year of German scholarship]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The Albert Einstein German Academic Refugee Initiative (DAFI) in Pakistan is one of the longest-running such scholarships in the world. More than 900 Afghans have received tertiary education thanks to this programme, but much more needs to be done to bridge the funding gap for younger students.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Congolese refugee helps Zimbabwe tackle medical crisis]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A Congolese refugee, who became a doctor after fleeing the Democratic Republic of the Congo and attending medical school in Zimbabwe with UNHCR assistance, is demonstrating to Zimbabweans the benefits that a refugee can bring to his host country.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sharing knowledge to help fellow refugees: a volunteer's story in Ecuador]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a programme of scholarships funded by the German government and managed by UNHCR, Colombian refugees in Ecuador are receiving a university education.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 3 May 2006 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CERN and UNHCR webcast to focus on Einstein the refugee, as well as on E=mc<sup>2</sup>]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[On 1 December, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is organizing a special webcast on Einstein and his Theory of Relativity, which will include a segment on Einstein the refugee. The story of how the world's most celebrated scientist also became its most famous refugee is perhaps the most extreme example of how valuable refugees can be to their host societies.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[German scholarship helps train refugee teachers in PNG]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[Four young refugees are on their way to becoming teachers in Papua New Guinea, thanks to the DAFI Scholarships Programme funded by the German government. Upon graduation, they will teach other refugees in East Awin settlement and hopefully inspire refugee girls to stay in school.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Dec 2004 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Afghanistan needs educated refugee youth, urges leader at UNHCR workshop]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[The UN refugee agency has held a workshop for Afghan refugee students on a scholarship initiative funded by the German government in Pakistan. This event sets the stage for more communication on educational and developmental issues between the students and their homeland.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2003 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scholarship helps ex-refugee stay in school despite strife]]></title> 
<description><![CDATA[A Sierra Leonean returnee who has persevered with her higher education through two disruptive civil wars.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2003 00:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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