Announcement on new permanent CEO

Safe Passage International is pleased to announce that Dr Wanda Wyporska has now been appointed as permanent CEO, having started in the position as interim in March this year.  

Magid Magid, Chair of Trustees, said: “Wanda has settled in quickly and is already demonstrating her excellent experience as a CEO for social justice organisations and campaigns. We’ve been really impressed with her passion for Safe Passage’s mission - reuniting child refugees with their loved ones and fighting for refugee rights, particularly the need for safe routes.  

“We're really pleased that Wanda will be staying with us in a permanent capacity, throwing her energy behind our vital work during this critical year of global elections and as the right to asylum is under attack.”  

And, Wanda commented: "Safe Passage International is an outstanding organisation delivering huge impact and reuniting refugee families across Europe and beyond. I hugely admire its tenacity in the face of prevailing narratives and policies and am proud to lead it at this crucial time.  

“Sadly, we know that there are many more children who need to escape the horrors of war and conflict, to be reunited with their families and so our ambition is to grow the organisation's impact to meet these needs, together with allies across society."