The latest Laurier Milton Lecture Series is taking place tonight!
The monthly Milton Public Library event will focus on barriers keeping African refugee youth from reaching their potential in school. It will also dive into their careers and highlight programs and services designed to support them throughout their journeys.
“The Education and Labour Market Transitions of African Youth with Refugee Backgrounds in Canada” will be presented by Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, associate professor in the Human Rights and Human Diversity program, and Oliver Masakure, associate professor in the Business Technology Management program at Laurier’s Lazaridis School of Business and Economics.
The description of the lecture says that while immigrants in Canada tend to be better educated than non-immigrant Canadians, studies show that a lack of support and guidance before, during and after school leads to limited job opportunities, especially for Black youth. It continues, saying that in order to excel at school and beyond, African youth need tools, training, mentorship, tailored information about educational choices and career possibilities, and the confidence to make their own decisions.
In this lecture, Wilson-Forsberg and Masakure will provide an overview of their research on barriers facing African youth with refugee backgrounds and highlight some of the programs designed to build skills and confidence among youth and their parents to make decisions that impact their education and lives.
Wilson-Forsberg is the director of the Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa and a fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and she has been undertaking qualitative research with immigrants and refugees since 2008.
Masakure is the associate director at the Tshepo Institute. As an applied economist, his research and publishing focus is on areas at the intersection of innovation, education and labour economics.
The event will be held virtually on December 8th at 7:00 p.m. through the Milton Public Library’s Crowdcast channel. All Laurier Milton lectures are free and open to the public. Registration is not required. To attend, visit the event’s website.
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