Syrian refugee dentist to benefit from £10,000 training loan
NewsPosted by: can.faik 16th January 2018
According to BBC News, a Cardiff refugee has participated in a loan system allowing him to qualify as a dentist in the UK. Mohammed Al-Homsi was a qualified dentist in Syria but a £10,000 loan has allowed him to retrain in the UK.
Mr Al-Homsi has become the first in refugee in Wales to benefit from the scheme.
The BBC notes that he received the loan from RefuAid which supports skilled refugees back into work and has so far helped 12 others.
Other people to have benefitted from the scheme include an accountant from Syria, a lawyer from Pakistan and an auditor from Zambia.
When Mr Al-Homsi was granted refugee status in 2015, his degree was not accepted and he was not in a financial position to retake his exams.
He said to the BBC: “ Money-wise there was no way for me. My wife saw in my eyes how depressed I was. I was anxious to do the job that I spent nearly ten years of my life training to do but I couldn’t.”
He has now received the interest-free money to pay for his training, which he is now revising for.
For the full story, read this article from BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-42662045
