Nicole+DeCarufel

I am most interested in working internationally, within the human rights arena assisting refugees that are seeking asylum, or sanctuary, from persecution or danger in their homeland. These people are forced to leave almost everything behind just so that they can attempt to live their lives without fearing for their safety or security. They are lacking in some of the most basic human rights that should be afforded to all individuals, and as social workers, it is our responsibility to work on a macro level by promoting social justice and change, and on a micro level by helping to provide these individuals with the basic building blocks so that they can rebuild their lives. One of these things being legal residency, or sanctuary without the fear that they will be deported back into the country they are trying to escape. “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.” —Article 1 of the [|United Nations] Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)