Refugee Mentorship Program
Nearly half of the 14,000+ asylum seekers and refugees (hereafter referred to as ‘refugees’) registered with UNHCR in Indonesia are between the age of 17 and 30 (ILO & UNHCR, 2019). Despite the fact that many refugees live in limbo for years in Indonesia, there are limited educational opportunities and programs that provide mentorship to youth refugees. RDI UREF is exploring an opportunity to provide youth refugees in Indonesia with an informal learning opportunity through a Refugee Mentorship Program (RMP).
Our RMP aims to build a sense of resiliency in youth refugees by equipping them with useful skills to adapt to different environments and life settings. The program will provide an opportunity for youth refugees in Indonesia to learn, explore, and engage with their peers and mentors through activities designed to develop their professional and personal capacities.
There are three specific objectives in this program:
- To develop personal resilience skills in youth refugees through a series of self-development activities
- To improve interpersonal skills of youth refugees through exposure to the culture and language of Indonesia where they currently live.
- To develop the ability of youth refugees to learn independently by introducing a structured learning process through basic research literacy.
The program offers participation in various activities and networking, including one-on-one mentoring that is expected to provide participants with guidance, advice, and feedback throughout the program and encourage them to find their values, explore passions, and become more self-aware.
All activities will be supported by a number of mentors and facilitators, whose responsibility is to support the participants’ learning journey throughout the program.
