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Season 2, Episode 5: On the Other Side of Waiting: The Long Path to Resettlement with Kitti Murray


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Season 2 (2024): Episode 5, “On the Other Side of Waiting: The Long Path to Resettlement with Kitti Murray.”

Most people registered as refugees in Jordan hope that, one day, they will be accepted for resettlement to countries in North America and Europe, where there are more viable paths to work and citizenship. However, last year, just 1.4% of Jordan’s refugees were accepted for resettlement. The laborious, time-consuming, and retraumatizing process can take years, and in the meantime, the uncertainty is enough to drive anyone mad. 

In this episode, we talk to Kitti Murray, the CEO and founder of Refuge Coffee, which provides job training for newly resettled refugees in Clarkston, GA, USA, once described as “the most diverse square mile in America.” We ask Kitti: what lies beyond resettlement, in the early days of one’s new life? 

Background reading: 

  • Did you know that Clarkston, GA, is the “most diverse square mile” in the United States? Read this profile to learn more. 
  • Take a look at this 2017 New Yorker profile from journalist and CRP board member Tara Sutton, reported from the halls of CRP’s center, about 11 Syrian and Iraqi men caught in the interminable wait for resettlement.
  • Why is the Biden administration falling so short of its refugee resettlement targets? CBS News covered it here.
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    Collateral Repair PodcastBy Collateral Repair Project (CRP)