Books
- No friend but the mountains, by Behrouz Boochani
- 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
- Refugee Daughters’ Scholarship Yearbook (2020) (PDF)
- Refugee Daughters’ Scholarship Yearbook (2021) (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)
Websites
Study and careers
- Improving career outcomes (NZ Government website)
- Occupational Outlook (MBIE website)
- StudySpy (StudySpy website)
Wellbeing, identity and mental health
- All right?
- Refugees as Survivors NZ
- Third Culture Minds
- https://www.smilingmind.com.au/
- Wellbeing Toolbox – Kia Kaha
- What's your approach to learning? Take this quiz and find out…
- Budget toolbox
For schools
- Ministry of Education handbook for schools with students from refugee backgrounds (PDF)
- ESOL funding information
- Unteach racism
- Centre for Multicultural Youth – resources for schools (Australia)
For students
Scholarships and study support
- Fees free information (NZ Government)
- Student allowance and student loan
- Southern Institute of Technology zero fees information
- SIT scholarships
- 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:
