Episode 5: ’Racism: My Story” with Sundus

Today's episode is with Sundus, one of our Education Mentors at SOFEA who shares her experiences of Racism in school. She talks about the impact racist comments and actions had on her behaviour, school attainment, mental health and wider family dynamics. Sundus also reflects on how being at SOFEA has changed her life, helped her to regulate her emotions and empowered her to help other young people to develop and grow.

Disclaimer and trigger warning: this episode is based on personal lived experience and references abbreviated examples of discriminatory language used towards Sundus in her life.

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