“Anyone can become a refugee. This is not a choice we make.”– Aisha, 17 years old.
Iterative Innovation
For anyone who becomes a refugee, accessing education and a way to support oneself is always a priority. That’s why UNHCR and our Learn Lab have teamed up with Education Above All to launch the Kakuma Project: a 4-year, holistic model that helps pave a path towards self-reliance powered by lifelong learning. The Kakuma Project represents a major step in redefining the refugee regime. In this sense, the project seeks to move away from the idea of dependency and towards empowering refugees not only for their life within the camp but ultimately the communities they will return to.
The project seeks to offer more than refuge by responding to the needs of refugees with a new model that breaks the cycle of aid dependency. Public and private partnerships and the government are linking up nutrition, water and sanitation, health, sustainable energy, sport and ICT; all driven and revitalized by education. This new model of innovation and partnership will equip people of all ages with the keys to self-sufficiency and enabling them to contribute to their host communities and region. By moving from dependence to independence the Kakuma Project will pave the way for self-reliance and empowerment.
Discover how the new model will help them achieve this:
For more information on this innovative project, check out the website: http://kakuma-project.org/partners/education-above-all
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