Zaki Haidari is a refugee advocate from Afghanistan. After being targeted by the Taliban when he was 17-years-old, Zaki escaped to Australia. Just three years later, he won the NSW Government’s International Student of the Year Award in 2015. Despite being on a temporary protection visa himself, Zaki advocates for other refugees to be provided permanent protection visas in Australia, volunteering with the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS). He is currently running 500 kilometres to fundraise for other refugees to be able to access legal support.
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