'Dehumanising' direct provision must end, says Cork’s new Volunteer of the Year

Vera Stojanovic lauded for founding the charity BetterTogether which works to empower women seeking asylum

Vera Stojanovic of BetterTogetherCork and Dr Naomi Masheti, co-ordinator, packaging masks at 
Cork Migrant Centre.  Picture: Clare Keogh

It came as a complete shock to Vera Stojanovic, Cork’s new Volunteer of the Year, when she won two awards  — the top prize and the student category — as she had no idea that she had even been nominated.

The UCC Social Science student was lauded for founding the charity BetterTogether which works to empower women who are seeking asylum in Cork City and county.