Education the key to a better life for Griffith grad

When Barat Ali  strode across the stage to receive his Bachelor of Animation this month, it marked the end of a long and difficult journey.
That journey has taken him from his home in war-torn Afghanistan, where he left behind everyone and every thing he knew in search of a better life.
At the age of 16, Barat braved a perilous boat trip to claim asylum in Australia, and has spent the past six years carving out a new life in his adopted homeland.
“The situation in Afghanistan is still very bad – there is so much violence, so much poverty,” he said.
“My mother put me on a boat to give me a chance to get an education and a new life.
“Every part of it was hard, but it has been worth it.
“My family still can’t believe I have graduated – I am the first person in my family to have ever gone to

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