How can forced migration and refugee status affect a refugee’s personal expression and professional growth?

Raised as a Congolese refugee in Rwanda, author Gentille Dusenge shares her lived experience from the hardships of refugee camp life, and the demands of attending a public boarding school, to struggling to find her identity as a young woman, wife, mother, student, and teacher.

Reflecting on the people, places, and challenges that have contributed to finding her womanhood, and purpose, A Congolese Refugee's Quest for a Purpose and Better Life exemplifies the necessity for hope and provides insights and recommendations for the untold number of refugees and people who support their journeys in this turbulent world.

A story of possibility and persistence, this book is ideal reading for students of Forced Migration, Displacement, Refugee Studies, Migration Studies, Gender Studies, Sociology, and Education Studies, as well as policy makers.

Gentille Dusenge is a Humanitarian Programs Administrator at Kepler University.