Pascal Zigashane

📢 We’re hiring! R-SEAT is looking for a Communications Lead and an Executive Assistant to join our global, refugee-led team! As a Communications Lead, you will drive our global communications, amplify refugee leadership, and shape narratives that influence systems. As an Executive Assistant, you will support our leadership team with coordination, communications, and day-to-day operations. Note: Only applicants based in Colombia, Mexico, Lebanon, Syria, Kenya, or Uganda are eligible. Applicants with lived experience of forced displacement are strongly encouraged to apply. 📅 Apply by January 16th, 2026. 🔗 Check the application requirements for both positions on our website: refugeesseat.org/join-us

📢 R-SEAT and partners are pleased to announce the first-ever R-SPACE in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. R-SPACE is a refugee-led forum that brings lived experience directly into policy spaces, moving beyond tokenism toward genuine influence and co-governance. This historic inaugural edition will feature a groundbreaking High-Level Panel and Reception with confirmed candidates for the next UN High Commissioner for Refugees alongside global refugee leaders, as well as two technical panels addressing critical issues in the global refugee regime. 🗓 Save the date: Thursday and Friday, September 25–26. Stay tuned for more details. #RSPACE #RSEAT #UNGA #UNGA80 #RefugeeLed #MeaningfulRefugeeParticipation #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Congratulations to @ochieng_ogutu who passed his PhD viva without any corrections at all at @HumanitiesDCU today. Many thanks to my fellow examiner @HoareRachel, and congratulations also to supervisors Dr Agnes Maillot and Dr Fiona Murphy

Earlier this week, @RefugeesSeat's @RezGardi @Lerrning's James Milner delivered a technical briefing on the global refugee regime at @CanadaUN in New York. Read more details and see the presentation here: carleton.ca/lerrn/2025/bri…

The learners and staff at Little Lillies Academy in Kakuma, Kenya, push through unimaginable challenges, pursuing knowledge, growth, and innovation with unwavering determination. Their journey is a testament to the power of education and the human spirit. Fearless leaders like @zigashanepascal inspire us all to give our best, ignite our inner fire, and dare to dream beyond limitations. To these unstoppable changemakers—your courage lights the way for the world. #EducationForAll #FearlessLearners #Starlink #Kakuma #kenya #connectivity