14/05/2025
Please come and support this wonderful event at your local hall in Federal.
Federal Loves Refugees are excited to be screening The Staging Post (https://thestagingpost.com.au) at Federal Hall on Monday 2nd June, and so exited that Muzafar will be with us for a post film Q&A.
https://events.humanitix.com/federal-tsp-screening-ride-for-education
Muzafar's on a mission, in fact a 4000km mission, it's an honour to do what we can to support him!
'This June, former Hazara refugee and humanitarian Muzafar Ali will embark on an extraordinary 4,000km journey by bicycle from Maleny, Queensland to Adelaide, South Australia to raise awareness and funds for refugee-led education and women's education in Afghanistan.
The ride, which coincides with Refugee Week 2025, is part of a campaign to raise $250,000 to support eight schools, 130 teachers, and over 2,000 students across seven countries through Cisarua Learning, a refugee-led organisation co-founded by Muzafar in 2014.
"Education changed my life, and I've seen how it transforms entire communities," says Muzafar. "When we started our first refugee school in Indonesia with just $200, we never imagined it would grow into what it is today. This ride is about connecting with the communities who have supported us along the way and raising awareness about the critical situation facing women's education in Afghanistan."
Muzafar's remarkable journey began in Afghanistan, where he worked as a UN political analyst before fleeing threats from the Taliban in 2012. As a refugee in Indonesia with no rights to work or education, he co-founded the first refugee-led school in West Java. What started as a school has grown into a holistic refugee pre-resettlement support organisation that provides education to refugees from many war-torn countries, all based in Indonesia.
“This is the most successful refugee pre-resettlement program in the world” Dr Lucy Fiske, Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Sciences at UTS.
In 2024, Muzafar returned to Afghanistan where he witnessed girls risking their lives to attend underground schools after the Taliban banned women from high school and higher education. "It was heartbreaking to see girls the same age as my daughter begging for support to continue their education," Ali shares. "I promised them I would do whatever it takes. I’m alive for a purpose maybe".
The Ride for Education will see Muzafar visit communities across Australia's east coast throughout June 2025.'
Read more https://rideforeducation.com/
https://www.cisarualearning.com
Follow Muzafar's ride on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rideforeducation/
SAVE THE DATE!
Doors Open 6.30pm
Film 7.00pm
Q&A 8.00pm
Entry by donation
Tea, coffee and cake on sale