Today there are approximately 21.3 million refugees worldwide, over half of whom are under the age of 18. In parallel, the global average time a person spends in refugee camps is now 20 years. Regrettably, education in this context remains a second order priority, which means that refugee children are born and raised in suboptimal conditions for intellectual and […]

“Local is lekker” is the South African way of saying ‘things from home are usually the best’ (my paraphrase of the meaning). This phrase can apply to anything from sport, to food or culture. I really think that “local is lekker” when it comes to innovation in education too. Innovation one of those buzz words […]

  I often find my daily news feed packed with harrowing visuals and reports of people risking their lives in search of a better life. Emergencies – natural and manmade – big and small – are forcing millions to flee their homes, cities and countries for foreign lands. We are witnessing the highest levels of displacement […]

  The disruption of education for Syrian children has been one of the worst consequences of the six- year conflict. Years of schooling lost directly correlate to poorer employment prospects and increased social disadvantages in years to come. The Jusoor program is one of a few NGO initiatives that directly address this huge need by providing non-formal […]

  Despite increased access to primary education in many countries, the number of out-of-school children (OOSC) and adolescents rose from 122m in 2011 to 124m in 2013. Globally, 250m children cannot read, write or count, despite many having been in school for years. The proportion of children who do not complete primary education who come […]

Arab visitors to the small Mediterranean island nation of Malta may hear a familiar language. Maltese is derived from the language of the Fatimid Empire that ruled south Italy from the ninth through twelfth centuries. Maltese is written in the Latin script and has many imported words, but its grammar is North African Arabic. It […]