Higher Education for refugees
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- May 5, 2021
- 1 min read
My second post also highlights the hardships that refugees face in their educational journey. In this Tedtalk the focus is on refugees and higher education. Vincent Zimmer states that less than one percent of the 60 million refugees around the world have access to higher education. To solve this issue, he has come up with a project called Kiron, which is a non-profit organization that provides access to higher education to refugees and neglected communities all over the world. Watch the video to find out more about his initiative!
It stood out to me so much when he said imagine a refugee youve met and think of them not as a refugee but as a student. It really highlights how this initiative will work to remove the idea of the "other" and the marginalization of refugees. I have some questions, I was hoping you could clarify them... For refugees who dont have a lot of financial support and most likely want jobs, what motivates them to take out time for classes on Kiron? Also, we've all seen how online classes can reduce one's motivation and engagement, so how are these issues overcome?
Interesting video! Zimmer's initiative highlight how we need to come up with alternate for access to education instead of trying to wasting our time integrating the victims of conflicts in our current rigid systems. His project is also a reminder of how we need to consider the long term implications as well, for example him taking the different corporates on board not only solved the financial issues, but also ensured that the refugees can secure jobs. After all, the purpose of continuity of education is to a sense of normalcy to students and that the conflict itself won't influence their future negatively.