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Support your own community

41m | May 7, 2021

Usumain Baraka is a refugee living in Israel since he fled as a child from the genocide in Darfur. Baraka Co-Founded and led as CEO of the African Students Organization in Israel. Today Usumain holds a Master's Degree in Public Policy from the IDC Herzliya, is an activist for refugee rights and a representative of the asylum-seeking community in Israel. Listen over this episode to learn how his and his community's struggles led Baraka to create an NGO for higher education for the community.

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