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Sandra Pertek, PhD

@sandrapertek.bsky.social
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UKRI Future Leaders Fellow. Senior Research Fellow @University of Birmingham. Gender, Violence, Religion, Forced Migration & Humanitarianism. Connecting Research, Policy & Practice Cross-Culturally

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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Looking forward to tomorrow's #MakingAidWork panel at #IRiS conference with our special guests Jonathan Benthall and Altea Pericoli: Unsettling Humanitarianism: Islamic Philanthropy, Power and Protection in Contexts of Displacement Join us if you can at the Exchange, Birmingham, 8 Sept, 5.45pm
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
10 frontline practices for integrating faith sensitivity into #GBV work! Thanks to the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children, Western University for developing this graphic based on our full briefing www.gbvlearningnetwork.ca/our-work/bri... #16days
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Today begins #16DaysofActivism against #GBV-a reminder of the urgent work to protect women & girls on the move. Here's Ayesha’s powerful story: pure-oai.bham.ac.uk/ws/portalfil.... Grateful to speak at the @ohchr session on #SV against migrants. Thanks @SilviaGagliardi for organising the session!
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
A call for Expressions of Interest for Refugee-led organisations and community-based researchers for data collection in Nairobi, Cox's Bazar, Ankara/Istanbul, Quetta, London/Bham as part of ‘Making Aid Work for Displaced Women’. makingaidwork.org/maw-news/cal...
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Call for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for Refugee-Led Organisations/Community-based Researchers: Data Collection Collaboration
“Making Aid Work for Displaced Women: Integrating Islamic Philanthropy and the International Humanitarian System to Improve Outcomes for Women” is a UKRI- funded project (2024-2028) led by the Univers...
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Great to see a piece on our work at @unibirmingham with partners! Experts, academics and humanitarian leaders gather to explore how Islamic philanthropy and humanitarian policy can address the urgent needs of displaced women. www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/un...
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University of Birmingham hosts global symposium on gender, displacement, and Islamic philanthropy - University of Birmingham
Experts, academics and humanitarian leaders gather to explore how Islamic philanthropy and humanitarian policy can address the urgent needs of displaced women.
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
My reflections on #UNGA80 side events: Faith in Humanitarianism: Stronger Than Ever at UNGA80. As humanitarian budgets shrink, faith in humanitarianism not only fills gaps - it reshapes the system. Its transformative potential depends on who is included. makingaidwork.org/maw-news/fai...
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Faith in Humanitarianism: Stronger Than Ever at UNGA80
Dr Sandra Pertek reflects on UNGA80 side events highlighting the growing interest in values and faith driving humanitarianism. As humanitarian aid shrinks, faith-based giving is rising — but women may...
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Hannah Lewis @hannahjlewis.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
2/ Prof Patricia Hynes & I edited a Special Issue on the #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking & #Asylum Interface exploring legal, conceptual & empirical overlaps w/ @juliaocd.bsky.social Angelo Martins Jnr, Chung Pham, @gaucjp.bsky.social, @sandrapertek.bsky.social www.mdpi.com/journal/socs...
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Rachel M Gisselquist @rgisselquist.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Had the pleasure of attending this excellent symposium today—exciting work from UKRI Future Leaders Fellow @sandrapertek.bsky.social and team! IDD @unibirmingham
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
We made it to #CSW69 #Bejing+30 last month! Grateful to work together and co-host the event “Women on the move: Inclusive, intersectional and faith-sensitive approaches in the humanitarian sector” with @Refugees and @IslamicRelief #makingaidwork
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Call for papers! Submission deadline fast approaching! Join our Symposium in September - women in displacement and philanthropy in Muslim-majority/-minority settings. Join this event as global aid cuts deeply affect humanitarian efforts @unibirmingham @iddbirmingham @IndianaUniv
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Grateful we co-authored this important briefing: "Addressing the needs of women and girls on the move: Toward an inclusive, intersectional and culturally sensitive approach". We offer actionable recommendations to support humanitarian efforts to help improve displaced women's health and well-being
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Wonderful to see this brief is out. It's been great working with GBV Learning Network at Western University. Hope many will find it useful to support survivors and people at risk of all forms of gendered violence
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
During #CSocD63 and Civil Society Forum at UNHQ, I called on #SocialSummit2025 to make the inclusion and protection of displaced women in conflict and displacement a top priority. More: Women, Peace, & Security for Social Development: A Duty, Not an Option sandrapertek.org/women-peace-...
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Thrilled to host this brilliant panel as we mark the launch of 'Making aid work for displaced women'. We aim to initiate a global conversation on the role of—and engagement with—Islamic philanthropy in supporting women. 📅: 25 Feb, 11am GMT Register at: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Making Aid Work for Displaced Women: Starting a Global Conversation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Making Aid Work for Displaced Women: Integrating Islamic philanthropy and the international humanitarian system This event aims to initiate a global conversation on the role of—and engagement with—Is...
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
📢 Exciting PhD Opportunity for UK Students at @idd @unibirmingham! We're inviting applicants for a fully-funded PhD studentship linked to the UKRI FLF project: “Making Aid Work for Displaced Women” in collaboration with IFRC and ICRC 🗓️ Deadline: 16 Feb 2025 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Making aid work for displaced women: Integrating Islamic philanthropy and the international humanitarian system to improve outcomes for women at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Making aid work for displaced women: Integrating Islamic philanthropy and the international humanitarian system to improve outcomes for women at University of Birmingham, listed on FindA...
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Sandra Pertek, PhD @sandrapertek.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
📢 To organise my content developed over the years, I’m thrilled to finally share www.sandrapertek.org — a resource web featuring: 📚Publications 🌐Projects 📖Resources 📰Policy Contributions ✍️Blogs 🎤Webinars. A heartfelt tribute to all engaged communities & collaborators. Looking forward to⏩2025
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Sandra Pertek | Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor
Dr Sandra Pertek is an interdisciplinary senior researcher and social development practitioner with over a decade of practical and policy experience in international development. Areas of interest: wo...
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IRIS @irisbirmingham.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
The study, @sandrapertek.bsky.social explains, "highlights the importance of religious coping in supporting displaced populations emotionally and spiritually, and offers implications for mental health responses in forced displacement contexts". academic.oup.com/jrs/article/...
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Adaptive religious coping with experiences of sexual and gender-based violence and displacement
Abstract. This article examines the religious coping strategies among forced migrant women survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). While it i
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