Tibetan ladies practice shaking hands at an AUSCO training in Dharamsala, India. Photo: UN Migration Agency (IOM)
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(IOM) Kuala Lumpur – For most refugees and migrants arriving on humanitarian visas, the thrill of resettlement in a new country is usually mixed with trepidation. How will they cope with a new language, a strange culture and life outside a close-knit community or refugee camp where they may have spent most of their lives?
For 41 IOM staff meeting in Kuala Lumpur this week (9-11 August) for the 2017 Australian Cultural Orientation (AUSCO) Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop, providing answers and reassurance is a daily challenge.