Refugees, Maternal Health and Child Marriage

Think Global, Do Justice

In this month's 3+1 episode, we're diving into conversation around the current refugee crisis being fueled by conflict and displacement worldwide, jump back into recent conversation on Haiti and the challenges that pregnant mothers are facing in the midst of tumult and also look at the controversy surrounding mass weddings in northern Nigeria that includes underage orphan girls. We've got Kelly Strong on the show with us today who is the CEO at Safe International and also an associate providing support to practitioners through the Canopy International coaching collaborative.

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Resources and Links from the show

Check out the services and support offered by the team at Canopy International

World Relief Blog : The Drivers of Mass Displacement: Ukraine and Beyond

The Guardian : ‘It is simply best not to get pregnant’: women left terrified as Haiti’s maternity services collapse

BBC News : Mass wedding for Nigeria orphans sparks outcry

Book : Refugee - Rethinking Refugee Policy in a Changing World by Paul Collier and Alexander Betts

2017 Refugee Crisis Series : Welcoming the Stranger with Krish Kandiah

Conversation Notes

• 3:50 What it looks like to change the name and rebrand an international charity
• 9:15 Checking in on the current state of "record breaking" forced displacement throughout the world and what to do when the world shows up on our doorstep
• 25:45 The reality of gang violence in Haiti that has collapsed medical clinics and hospitals that women have used to deliver their children
• 36:15 Evaluating a controversial story of mass wedding of orphan girls in Nigeria and what the implications are regarding child rights and international definitions
• 50:40 Brandon's recommendation of a page-turner book that covers modern refugee policy

Theme music Kirk Osamayo. Free Music Archive, CC BY License