Global Issues Project
Refugee Children's Access to Education Around the World
Within this project, I looked at how different countries with refugee crises adapted to help the needs of refugee children from an educational standpoint.
My Product
As my final product, I created an infographic examining the differences between refugee children's access to education around the world, in a country with a refugee crisis, and with the Amala organization. This product elaborates on the severity of the lack of education for refugee children throughout the world and explains why there is a need for it.
Steps in Creating this Project:
1. Pick Topic
2. Research
3. Create Infographic
4. Create a Web page
My Process
Within this project, I looked at how different countries with refugee crises adapted to help the needs of refugee children from an educational standpoint. I created an infographic showing refugee children's access to education and compared it to countries with refugee crises. In addition, how the Amala organization helps refugees obtain a higher education. Within this project, I am exploring Human rights and Sustainability.
I was inspired by a story I heard during the Dominican Republic service trip I took with my school. One of the head nurses of the service organization came and talked to the group about her past and how she got to where she is today. She shared about her childhood, growing up in the Bateys in the Dominican Republic, and the struggles of attending school because of the size of her family and their circumstances. This story initially made me think about what countries can do to help all people have access to education no matter their circumstances and home life. I wanted to make sure I had a global perspective and would be able to track this throughout the world and thought back to one of my English classes where we discussed countries with refugee crises. I thought it would be interesting to learn about if I merged the two ideas. So from stories and class discussions, I came up with the idea to track How countries with refugee crises provide education for refugee children.
As my research progressed, I gathered more information about refugee children’s access to education, learning about what the host countries are implementing to support these families. I became aware that the countries themself can only provide so many resources and support. It is then up to the families and their situation to utilize the limited options provided. Many refugee families have restrictions, whether that be financial, health-related, or access to resources to support themselves, that prevent their children from being able to attend school. After examining this closer, I learned of the Amala Diploma Program, which gives refugee children/young adults access to education to obtain a high school diploma. It allows kids who had to drop out of school to further their education. Having the ability to get a High School Diploma then helps many refugees later in life and provides a vast amount of opportunities for their future.
One very helpful resource I used was a podcast from Spotify. It talked about education for refugees around the world and elaborated on the Amala Program and what they do to help students. To learn more about this topic click the button to listen to the full podcast on Spotify.
The Amala Organization
The Amala Organization is the creator of the Amala High School Diploma. This Diploma is the first international high school diploma for displaced youth. It enables students to make a change in their community and further pursue opportunities for higher education, work, and entrepreneurship. Amala is based on high school curriculums in addition to resources of what would be helpful based on the refugee students and what students need to know to be able to thrive in their communities. This Diploma Program teaches life skills, entrepreneurship, peace-building, and management skills in addition to traditional school subjects.
To Support or Donate to the Amala Program check out this link: https://www.amalaeducation.org/support-our-work
