For over 30 years, the WUSC Student Refugee Program has been providing opportunities for young refugees to pursue higher education in Canada. Among the students sponsored by WUSC, men greatly outnumber women because few girls have the opportunity to finish high school. In many classrooms, boys outnumber girls 4:1.

WUSC has been working to increase the availability of quality primary, secondary and post-secondary education in refugee camps in order to decrease the gender gap in education between refugee boys and girls. Through WUSC’s Shine a Light campaign, we have been providing refugee girls with solar lamps and after-school programs in a safe learning environment so that they may complete their studies.

Join us!

Join the Algoma University WUSC Local Committee for dinner by lantern light to raise awareness and funds for refugees girls' education.

You will hear from current and former Student Refugee Program students, learn more about WUSC and the Shine a Light campaign, and feel great about your contribution to creating a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world.

When: Saturday, March 24th, 2018

Where: Doc Brown Lounge, Algoma University, 1520 Queen Street East, Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

Time: 6:30 pm - 10 pm

Free Parking