to education and the enjoyment of other fundamental rights. UPP facilitated a session
between activists and the local government to draft a document advocating for the
rights of nomad communities and enrolling children in schools.
KENYA
Our Awareness Month partner in Kenya: Nubian Rights Forum (NRF).
NRF worked to raise awareness among schools & advocated to government for
solutions that ensure every child, regardless of their documentation status, can access
education in Kenya. NRF organised a school debate competition with 8 primary &
8 secondary schools to increase awareness of the importance of birth registration &
nationality rights.
MALAYSIA
Our Awareness Month partners in Malaysia: ELOM Initiatives and Iskul Sama Dilaut
Omadal (Iskul). ELOM educated 20 to 25 children and youth from stateless or
disadvantaged backgrounds on the issues of statelessness through an incorporated
English language class. ELOM also ran a Media and Digital Storytelling Workshops
for children to enhance their public speaking skills and teach them various tools for
storytelling and video production. Iskul printed the Malay translation of the Girl Who
Lost Her Country and the Teaching Guide to directly engage children on statelessness,
nationality and rights in their school.
Jointly brainstorming with Roma students, Bairska Svetlina implemented three
creative workshops on using various digital techniques for storytelling. Bairska Svetlina
also worked to deepen knowledge about statelessness, barriers to access education and
experiences with alternative schooling initiatives within the Roma community.
PAKISTAN
Our Awareness Month partner in Pakistan: Imkaan Welfare Organization.
Imkaan aimed to foster understanding of statelessness among the Bengali and Bihari
community members through a theatre performance. Through the rehearsals for the
play, Imkaan worked with children on their acting and public speaking skills. The live
performance was filmed to create a short documentary for further advocacy.
UNITED KINGDOM
Our Awareness Month partner in the United Kingdom: Al-Mustafa Welfare Trust.
ISI facilitated a creative workshop for youths at the Al-Mustafa Welfare Trust, where they
engaged Bidoon children about statelessness & every child’s right to nationality.
Using art as a medium to express the understanding of concepts such as belonging,
identity, and exclusion, participants produced a variety of artwork.
NEPAL
Our Awareness Month partner in Nepal: Citizenship Affected People’s Network (CAPN).
CAPN organised awareness raising sessions within 6 higher secondary schools,
discussing statelessness with students using the ‘Girl Who Lost Her Country’ book &
teaching guide. To appeal to youth, CAPN developed an informative TikTok campaign,
focusing on the procedure and required documents related to birth registration and
minor ID card. CAPN also created and distributed flyers, infographics and pamphlets
explaining the procedure for birth registration that was shared with students’ parents,
along with a ‘Birth Notification Form’.
NETHERLANDS
Our Awareness Month partner in the Netherlands: European Law Students Association
Rule of Law Program (ROLE) and two Dutch schools. After participating in our train-thetrainer workshop, law students from ROLE visited the Goois Lyceum, in the Netherlands
to teach high school pupils about childhood statelessness. The ISI team collaborated
with year 9 students at the International School of The Hague to teach about the
childhood statelessness as part of their Service in Action initiative.
NORTH MACEDONIA
Our Awareness Month partner in North Macedonia: Bairska Svetlina.
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