A Life Robbed by Faith Gakanje
As a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UK has a proud tradition in granting a safe haven to asylum seekers. Faith's experience draws attention to many of the areas where policy makers need to do more to improve the asylum system and make it more welcoming. These include policy issues such as how asylum applications are handled, integration, housing, financial support, legal support, reporting, detention, and how to prevent destitution and homelessness. Faith's own experience is reflected in the title of her book. She felt as though the asylum system had robbed her of the best years of her life. After several appeals, it took the Home Office almost 9 years to finally accept her asylum application in 2010. She found herself destitute and homeless for much of this period.
Faith is a community development officer for Gender Empowerment UK and an activist. She works with Diaspora ChangeMakers and is Founder & Director of the African Women's Empowerment Forum. She is also a Rayne Fellow award winner (2010), WRAP facilitator, public speaker, TERN & Family Mentors Association Ambassador, Sole Director & designer for FaGee Fashions, author and proud mother of five children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781839520440 |
| ISBN 10 | 1839520442 |
| Title | A Life Robbed |
| Author | Faith Gakanje |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Brown Dog Books |
| Year published | 2019-06-20 |
| Number of pages | 268 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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