Books
- While the Earth Sleeps, We Travel: Stories, Poetry and Art from Young Refugees Around the World, by Ahmed M Badr
- No friend but the mountains, by Behrouz Boochani
- Refugee High: Coming of Age in America, by Elly Fishman
- The bone sparrow, by Zana Fraillon
- Know your place, by Golriz Gharahman
- Tell me how it ends: An essay in forty questions, by Valeria Luselli
- The ungrateful refugee: What immigrants never tell you, by Dina Nayeri
- The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Rauf
Stories
- Refugees Daughters' Scholarship Yearbook (2023) (PDF)
- Refugees Daughters' Scholarship Yearbook (2022) (PDF)
- Refugee Daughters' Scholarship Yearbook (2021) (PDF)
- Refugee Daughters' Scholarship Yearbook (2020) (PDF)
- New Zealand's first African MP Ibrahim Omer recounts harrowing journey to Parliament as a refugee in maiden speech (26 November 2020)
- Golriz Ghahraman: finding her place in Aotearoa (15 November 2020)
- Guled Mire: Working for a more welcoming Aotearoa (27 October 2019)
Websites
Tuakana program – A mentoring program for new students of all ages from refugee and migrant backgrounds (Dunedin only)
Study and careers
- Improving career outcomes (NZ Government website)
- StudySpy (StudySpy website)
Wellbeing, identity and mental health
- All right?
- Budget toolbox
- Mental Health Foundation
- Pink Shirt Day
- Quiz: What's your approach to learning?
- Refugees as Survivors NZ
- Silverline (University of Otago based)
- Third Culture Minds
- Smiling Mind
- Wellbeing Toolbox – Kia Kaha
For schools and teachers
- Ministry of Education handbook for schools with students from refugee backgrounds (PDF)
- ESOL funding information
- Unteach racism
- Centre for Multicultural Youth (Australia) – resources for schools
- Supporting refugee learners – Te Kete Ipurangi
- Settling in – Te Kete Ipurangi, a resource for teaching students about refugee journeys
- Inclusive practice guide – Te Whāriki
- Supporting bilingual and multilingual learning pathways – Te Whāriki, a resource for supporting students who are learning English
For students
Scholarships and study support
- Fees free information (NZ Government)
- Studylink: Student allowance and student loan
- Te Pūkenga | Southern Institute of Technology zero fees (confirmed until end of 2023)
- Te Pūkenga | Southern Institute of Technology scholarships
- Te Pūkenga | Otago Polytechnic scholarships
- University of Otago entrance scholarships
- University of Otago Pathway | Te Huarahi Scholarship
- University of Otago undergraduate scholarships (general)
- Sir Robert Jones Refugee Daughters scholarship (for women only – applications close in July; apply during your first year of tertiary study)
Other useful links
- University of Otago Refugee Subcategory information (Health Sciences Undergraduate Professional Programme Admission)
- Homework help for Dunedin teenagers
- Afghan Students' Association at University of Otago: