Building the community, a TEDx talk and an ambassador – refugee success story




Refugee Voices Scotland show

Summary: <br> <br> In this podcast, we speak to Oudai Tozan, a Syrian refugee who arrived in Glasgow two years ago. He has worked hard to integrate himself and develop his knowledge. He's found a job, helped to set up several refugee support groups, became a UNESCO RILA ambassador and made a TEDx talk! He is certainly busy and shaping his life in Scotland. He is also an inspiring person.<br> <br> So, what is on his mind? Listen and find out.<br> Ambassador<br> Oudia was recently invited to be an ambassador for the UNESCO chair in Refugee Integration Through Languages and the Arts. He is working on a project to help refugees learn English. With a friend he runs the Syrian Network on Facebook and a lot more. He achieved a lot in two years. How? Listen and find out. <br> <br> Tips for new refugees in Scotland.<br> Oudai gives his tips for new refugees on how he mastered the 6 aspects of the English language. Using podcasts to learn English was critical. It turns out that Ken and Oudai's favourite podcast is the same -  Radiolab.<br> <br> There is so much going on in his life, we also asked him how do you relax?<br> <br> It was a pleasure to talk to such a busy committed successful person. Who knows what he will have done the next time we speak to him? <br> Websites:<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/0MYq1WJMmts">Oudai’s TEDx University of Glasgow talk </a><br> <br> The <a href="https://en-gb.facebook.com/syrian.network.glasgow/">Syrian Network Glasgow Facebook</a> page<br> <br> <a href="https://www.unesco.org.uk/unesco-chair-in-refugee-integration-through-languages-and-the-arts-university-of-glasgow/">The UNESCO RILA chair</a>:  also on twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/UofGUnescoRILA">@UofGUnescoRILA</a><br> <br> Our shared favourite podcast <a href="http://www.radiolab.org">Radiolab</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/oudai-tozan-79aa892a/">Oudai's LinkedIn page.</a><br> -0-<br> If you want to tell us your refugee story, talk about your refugee project or want to find out more about what we do, get in touch! We are on<a href="https://twitter.com/refvoicesscot"> twitter</a> YouTube and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/refugeevoicesscotland/"> facebook</a> . You can email us using refugeevoicesscotland at gmail.com .<br> <br> And don't miss an episode by subscribing to our podcast<a href="https://www.refugeevoicesscotland.com/subscribe-to-podcast/"> here</a>.