Andisheh Fard is the Coordinator for the Refugee Program at SFU International at Simon Fraser University. She holds a Master of Arts in Human Rights Studies from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science with International Relations from the University of British Columbia (UBC). She has worked with and volunteered for numerous organizations, including the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect, the Commonwealth of Learning, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, UN Women in Afghanistan and the North Shore Women’s Centre.