Co-FounderRefugee Can Be
Alisa Bhachu's twenty year career has focused within the human rights sector as an advocate for women and girls, namely refugees and asylum seekers, especially those displaced from throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Alisa's career began as an intern with Amnesty International USA, where she went on to lead Amnesty's national campaign on Refugees and Asylum. From 2012-2018 she led RefuSHE, an award-winning international NGO and she currently serves as Executive Director of the Chicago Refugee Coalition. Alisa's leadership was honored as an International Leader by Chicago Woman magazine and has been named an Emerging Leader by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She frequently speaks on issues of forced migration and women’s rights having appeared on BBC, NPR, MSN, Refinery29, Chicago Tribune, ABC and CBS primetime news. Alisa holds certifications in Forced Migration from Northwestern and Oxford Universities, a BA in Humanities and an MA in Comparative Religions.