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PeaceBuilders in Somalia

PeaceBuilders in Somalia

Since I joined the team at Open Learning Exchange (OLE) in November, I have been immersed in launching PeaceBuilders in Somalia––a program that aims to empower refugees and the communities in which they resettle. Nine years ago, I was lucky to begin my career at a school in Colorado that specializes in services for resettled…

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A Season of Awards for OLE

A Season of Awards for OLE

OLE, Selected as an MIT Solver! After signing an agreement with the Ministry of Education in Madagascar to scale OLE’s Personal Learning Toolkit to all eight million school aged children in that country, in September, we were selected by MIT Solve to be among 20 finalists––chosen from hundreds of Challenge proposals––for one of the best solutions…

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Amina M. is 17 years old and is from a poor family that lives in the Ifo camp in Dadaab

Amina M. is 17 years old and is from a poor family that lives in the Ifo camp in Dadaab

Open Learning Exchange is working with our Somali partners at the Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo refugee camps in Dadaab, Kenya, where Planet Learning has been in use for the past three years. During this time, the platform has been used by more than 5,000 young people within the Community Learning Centres that are run by UNHCR.  Amina…

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Rahma is 19 and lives in the Hagadera camp in Dadaab

Rahma is 19 and lives in the Hagadera camp in Dadaab

Open Learning Exchange is working with our Somali partners at the Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo refugee camps in Dadaab, Kenya, where Planet Learning has been in use for the past three years. During this time, the platform has been used by more than 5,000 young people within the Community Learning Centres that are run by UNHCR.  Rahma…

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Duale, a 20 year old youth living in the Ifo refugee camp told the Ifo team: “Open Learning Exchange has transformed my life, and brought hope world wide.”

Open Learning Exchange is working with our Somali partners at the Dagahaley, Hagadera and Ifo refugee camps in Dadaab, Kenya, where Planet Learning has been in use for the past three years. During this time, the platform has been used by more than 5,000 young people within the Community Learning Centres that are run by UNHCR.  Duale…

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