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Griet Defruyt, Belgium

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Social worker

Griet Defruyt works in the asylum centre of Poelkapelle, Belgium which is organised by Fedasil, the Federal agency for the receipt of asylum seekers. She’s responsible for the team who is supporting 48 unaccompanied minor refugees in a centre offering shelter to refugees.

Griet studied Social Work and completed a Master degree in Gender & Diversity at the University of Ghent. She wrote her master research about family reunification of unaccompanied minors.

May 12, 2025

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Asylum centers are ripe for conflict. Residents share crowded spaces with those they do not know or speak the same language. Often traumatized and sometimes alone, they try to navigate the asylum process. It is also difficult...