pabure@yorku.ca
Patrick Chandiga Justine Abure is a master’s student in the Development Studies program at York University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Development Studies from the University of Western Ontario. He is the founder and chair of the Board of Directors of Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda), a non-governmental organization that empowers refugee women and youth in Uganda through education and entrepreneurship. He is also the founder of JobsToApply.com, a specialized hiring platform that connects nonprofits with professionals committed to advancing social impact work. Patrick’s research interests are refugees, education and poverty reduction, and foreign aid and non-governmental organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Keywords: Refugees, Education, Poverty, Foreign Aid, Localization, Non-governmental Organizations, Sub-Saharan Africa