WEBINAR

On 20 June, GWI hosted a webinar to present the Hegg Hoffet (HH) Fund for Displaced Women Graduates and showcase HH grant recipients. This webinar, titled “Pathway to professional reintegration for displaced women graduates through the Hegg Hoffet Fund”, was an opportunity for HH Committee members to present the history, application process, and benefits of the HH Fund. The event also featured powerful testimonials from the 2024 beneficiaries of the HH Fund: Ghadah Al-Bukhaiti from Yemen, Franger Yaniska Camejo from Venezuela, and Kubra Hussaini from Afghanistan.

Ghadah, a refugee doctor now based in the UK, used the Fund to finance nine professional courses in the medical field. This support has helped her regain confidence and reintegrate into clinical practice.

Franger, an industrial engineer living in the USA, was able to take English courses thanks to the Fund. It is an essential step toward fulfilling her goal of contributing her expertise to her new community.

Kubra, a refugee in the USA, used the Fund to cover her tuition for a master’s degree in social work at Arizona State University. Her ambition is to gain advanced knowledge in social work, research, and policy analysis in order to design innovative solutions for complex social challenges, especially those impacting marginalized groups.

The webinar concluded with a renewed call to support the HH Fund. As part of the upcoming GWI Triennial in Lusaka, Zambia, a HH Boutique will be hosted, and attendees are encouraged to bring items to donate for sale in support of the Fund.