“My citizenship application, after now five years being in New Zealand, was declined, because I travel outside of the country so much to do this humanitarian work," Tameesuddin explains. “People like myself should be empowered and rewarded for the important work that we do. “In a lot of ways, I feel there is goodwill from UNHCR, from the communities, and all of us. Are you or anyone you know interested in participating in future Power Shift conversations? Email us with the subject line ‘POWER SHIFT”.