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@JonesRundora ,the donors' and beneficiaries' level of interest and influence differ.Thats why I believe it's better to customise stories for each of them.

Thanks for the guidance and clarification

@JonesRundora ,you're very welcome.

do you have a son?
if yes
do you drive your son to school or work?
if you are a refugee your son will going to work not school, and if he made it and go to the primary school he wouldn't go to the secondry, because you don't have money to pay for the meal, so education is luxury.

@aalaafarhat ,thanks for the nice try.

thanks for the reply.

Education is a very important thing to help childs grow and learn, and it is our responsibilities to get the best education for our children if we not privilleged enough dont worry theres a schoolrship to attend with no fee

@aalaafarhat ,you're very welcome.

@IsmailTsabit ,thanks for the nice try.

There are basic things we consider normal that are actually extra ordinary to some people at some moments in our lives, lets take education environment for a example, most of us went through education from Primary level to higher institutions just because we are required to or let me say "privileged", we can't even comprehend what it feels like not being able to go to school not just because we don't want to but merely the fact that you can't, imagine waking up every morning and realizing you wont be going to school because your previous place of study has been probably been destroyed during the civil unrest in your community and there is no school or any form of education in the refugee camp, take a look at the graph and see the stark contrasts of those in refugee education compared to those in global education, we can easily be one of those that are not able to get education whether in the primary or tertiary level, the only difference is circumstances.

n my opinion, from these two stories, we can conclude that there are still many people whose lives are far below us and they are still grateful for the limitations that exist.

Taking education has become a right for all of us as human beings. A proper education is a privilege we should be grateful to receive. Living the days of studying, returning to a comfortable home, eating food that we like and nutritious, interacting with family and friends safely are things that sometimes we forget that it is a gift.

Now imagine if all of a sudden we couldn't do it all. Imagine if all of these gifts were taken away and we ended up living a simple life, where even being able to sleep comfortably is difficult. That is what the refugee children feel.

In fact, the percentage of refugees who get an education never makes up 70% of the total. From the data, only 63 are lucky to get primary education like us, and only 24% get secondary education. Even sadly, no more than 3% of the total refugee get the opportunity to take higher education.

Our organization makes every effort to increase the percentage. We move in the name of morality and humanity to help refugees get the rights and privileges we all have. We aim to make their lives easier. Things that are easily obtained by the global so that it can be easy for refugees too

@kevinross222 said in Module 4 Discussion: Turn “I” into “We” Story:

There are basic things we consider normal that are actually extra ordinary to some people at some moments in our lives, lets take education environment for a example, most of us went through education from Primary level to higher institutions just because we are required to or let me say "privileged", we can't even comprehend what it feels like not being able to go to school not just because we don't want to but merely the fact that you can't, imagine waking up every morning and realizing you wont be going to school because your previous place of study has been probably been destroyed during the civil unrest in your community and there is no school or any form of education in the refugee camp, take a look at the graph and see the stark contrasts of those in refugee education compared to those in global education, we can easily be one of those that are not able to get education whether in the primary or tertiary level, the only difference is circumstances.

@kevinross222 ,thanks for sharing your answer with us.

@GivariArnanda ,I just love how you've expressed the plight of refugee children.

@lcianthsya ,thanks for your point of view.

Hello dear learners,kindly refer to Module 5:Share Your Adaptation and express your views.We look forward to your answers.

Being a refugee and being a parent is challenging. Educating your children in a society whom codes you don't know, evolving in a environment unfamiliar, trying to speak a language you don't know yet.
Being a refugee child is challenging too. Going to a school without understanding the language, the system, having your proper national history and being lost with your host country history. Trying to make friends and being accepted is harder.

As hosts countries, these graphics show how refugee children are welcomed, and we should ask ourselves, what exactly are we doing to make this better?

Very well done! It really make the reader involved in the story.

@anna2813 ,I love how you express the dilemma of being a refugee and parent at the same time.Your statement is very relatable.

Remember when we go to school, all the teachers always said that learning and knowledge is the rights of every human beings in this world? everyday on our life, we have been thought that going to school is a must thing for us to do so that we can be educated and ready to live a happy life. School has become a requirements on our society. Taking educations at school has made many people increase their self-esteem and increase our cognitive skills. All the knowledge that made all of us a person of who we are today is mostly teached at school. Some people also said that by taking educations at school is a great path to success. For us school is like a must do things in our life.

But not all the people around this world is as lucky as we did. Many of our brothers and sisters didn't get as lucky like us to be an educated person. Imagine if we did not get to go to school, imagine if that rights is taken away from you. What would you do if all of a sudden, you just don't have all the resources you need to go to school and have your rights to be educated.

If we talk about data, 84% of our community gets to go to secondary school, it means that from 100 people, 80 out of 100 is a graduate from high school, which is a very high number. But on a refugee camp, only 24% of them gets their secondary education, which means only 20 people out of 100 has graduate from high school. Even for them, to be able to get a higher education on a college and university is a big miracle for them. Only 3% of the people on the refugees camp has get their higher education.

We as an organization believe that education is every people's rights. We believe as a human being living on tis beautiful world we have the right to learn about everything we wanna know. I believe all of our community has the resources and can choose where they want to attend their high school or college degree. But for this people in this refugees camp, education is not something they can choose, it is a dream. They would do everything they can to be educated, they don't even think about choosing, they are dreaming about going to school. Our organization is doing our best to help this people get educated. By the name of humanity, we are doing our best to help these people to achieve their dreams and get their rights to be educated. We are trying to give the same rights that we get everyday to them, which is education. We believe that the world can be a better place by not only having fortunes and money but also by giving.

@indrastata ,I truly appreciate your nice try.

In the growth of children education is one of the most important things, but there are many parents who do not have the money to register school, and eventually many children do not have formal education or drop out of school because of costs. Therefore, our organization is here to help children who do not go to school or end school because of the costs of returning to formal education so that their future can be achieved and improve their standard of living.

@Aryasuta ,I just love how you've expressed this.

Globally, access to education among children have greatly increased as 91% have access to primary education, 84% can access secondary education and 37% higher education. Access to education reduces as children advance in education. The situation is quite different among refugees as the percentage of children who can access education are more 30% lower than the global percentage. Similarly, the numbers reduce as children advance in education.

We all have a right to education, imagine a child in refugee camps learning from a story book that you donated.

Wow! very well articulated and you have packaged the technical jargon into human speak

@Elizabeth_Odhiambo ,I truly appreciate your nice try.

Nice try @AlisonNgibuini ..

With the graph above, it can be seen that there is an educational gap that occurs in this country, when the situation experienced by us is like this, the refugees must have difficulty in pursuing knowledge, because there is an income they get when they undergo something, this graph can be It is seen that there is an educational crisis experienced by everyone, due to the existence of an organization that helps provide a non-formal education center for 1000 children who are willing to be taught a science in the form of technology and learning that is in accordance with the country's own standards

This story has a very good idea to do because it can change the structure of the story tturns "I" into "We", to prove it is valid it uses sufficiently relevant data

@ranca_pangestu ,thanks for your point of view.

Nice try @ranca_pangestu ...

when we were a child, studying is our number one priority, but that's not the case to the refugees, maybe they're not as fortunate as most of us are, and that's why we should focus more on increasing the education for the refugees.

when we were a child, studying is our number one priority, but that's not the case to the refugees, maybe they're not as fortunate as most of us are, and that's why we should focus more on increasing the education for the refugees.

when we were a child, studying is our number one priority, but that's not the case to the refugees, maybe they're not as fortunate as most of us are, and that's why we should focus more on increasing the education for the refugees.

@keziaaprilliaa ,thanks for expressing your point of view.

imagine back in the day we were lucky to get a proper education since we're fully supported from our parents to be a successful and for financial stability for future but in this case refugee surely struggles a lot to got a proper education, fighting to survived to get a proper education but still it is so hard for refugee children because refugee tend to be not able to get education, it is also affecting their self-esteem and their further oppurtunities. let's look back at the graph, now its time for us to pay attention to this. All children deserve to get a chance to get proper education

@sitepumafazi ,I love how you've expressed your point of view on the plight of refugee children.

Imagine you were running for your life because the sounds of war are so loud that the only thing you want is to survive. Imagine you are holding the hand of a 6 year old child during the race. Imagine you are alone and you don't know where your family is. Imagine you left school behind. Imagine the rest of your life being conditioned by these facts.

Imagine you are a child.

Education is not a priority in refugees´ lives. Lets get together and give them a safe place to live and the opportunity to study. We won't take the pain away, but we will be helping them craft their future.

@Guadalupe ,thanks for the nice try.

Imagine life without all our primary school memories. From the games, to the competition at quiz time, to sharing experiences and all the high school memories that made us smile during our formative years.

Remember that best friend from primary school who you now tell everyone is your cousin because of how close you both grew? Well Some people can't relate to that. Not the refugee children who can't even get access to primary education. Join us today us today as we enroll 10 refugee children to primary education each week.

we can see from this chat, that education is an important tools required to fight obstacles and challengence but not everybody seems to get access to it,everyone has the right to have access to education be it the poor or the rich class,we deserve this life changing opportunity

@IfyAbas ,your writing is on point.Thanks for the nice try.

@odimgbee24 ,thanks for expressing your point of view.

We have invited these refuges to live in our country, now we need to give them access to all the benefits we enjoy, and that includes a sound education. Only through equal education can we reach equality in this country

Very nice - evokes our own memories and makes us want others to have the same

Hello @NIKKIB ,thanks for:
+Expressing your point of view on the plight of refugee children.
+Actively participating in our course discussion forum.

We leave on the same planet with the same duties and rights. When they are crisis in a part of the world we are suffering and the social impact is very big. the refugee education crisis concerning primary, secondary and higher education is real. So we have to do something to solve these bad statistics. Education is a right for each one and it permits to have good citizen. Educated refugees contributed positivly to economics activities. Today say yes to refugee education!

@NIKKIB , very nice message!

@IfyAbas , nice!

When we were children, school became the place where we ignited our imagination to become whatever we wanted - a teacher, a doctor, an astronaut. All seemed possible if we studied hard. The older we got, the further we advanced in our education, the closer we got to making our dreams come true. Now imagine that the opposite happened to you - the older you got, the further your dreams became from coming true because you could not attend school.

@Sabancevaite ,your writing is on point.Well done!!!

When you were a child you were most likely told by a teacher that you could do anything you wanted and to follow your dreams. But what if you were never given that encouragement, never had that teacher or never had the school in the first place? Education opens doors to opportunity and the rest of our lives, but for many refugee children it is inaccessible. The future of these kids starts here and you can help us make it brighter.

@AB719 ,your writing is on point and you've expressed your answer beautifully.Well done!!!

During our childhood, we had families and well wishers who pays our tuitions till high education . we did not experience hardship during our tenure growing up. The man made and natural disasters forced many people to flew their motherland, they experience hardship and can't afford to continue with their education.
How does it feel like when we learn others were suffering but we ignore the fact because exclude them from us. If they did not get education how will our grand sons grew up, what image would they inculcate.

Let's cherish humanity and established schools with formal and non-formal education system which is job oriented and it will run for 6 months twice a year. The initiative will show humanity and many refugees will have hope if we give our helping hands. To share, help and care will give them peace of mind and welcome us when we visit their mother land which is crying.

@dennisjoe782 ,wow.Thanks for the nice try.

Education is important... it has helped us to grow and develop into what we are. This is beside helping us to get the good jobs. Now, imagine to have run way from your country because of war, would we not want to continue with school?

Unfortunately, this is not the case with most refugees. As presented in the graph, most of the refugees have low access to education. There is need to help them get back to class.

@Pixie ,I just love how expressive your writing is.Thanks for the nice try.

there is a crisis of education in our country, let's do something about for everyone to have the same level of education

@bishoprobert181 ,the statements you've written are quite powerful.This could be a great call to action.

We all living in the developed countries with the easy access to education but not all the student in the world have the same, especially refugee. Looking at this graph, we can see how deprived they are from the education from primary level to higher education. We can imagine future of children without higher education, which seems none to refugee so please donate us to provide a better future like you are getting now to the refugee.

@Neera ,I appreciate your nice try.

Global Education was the centre of focus all donors, stake holders, agencies and governments as a lot of resources were focussed on both the Primary and Secondary but failed to concentrate on the Higher sector and that would be the picture of how their focus is with the Refugee Education. In fact not a lot or very little focus is diverted to Refugee Education and the higher education.

@rollartgertrude199 ,I truly appreciate your nice try.Thank you for your answer.

Imagine all the great things you have achieved in your career because you are highly educated. Now, think for a moment. What if you were born in a poor country with no access to education. Who would you be today?

@Beatriz_Gonzaga2021 ,you've written your answer beautifully.

Thank you, @alUG!

Jose is refugee who loves to read and improve his life. He is just finished his primary education classes. He is one of the few able to go to classes, Now that he is beginning secondary education. Jose is very thankful to everyone who helped with a place to sleep and that for the first time in his life is getting 3 meals a day. Jose understands that he must apply himself in his studies as he did in primary school. He knows primary school were the building blocks for secondary school. Jose feels now is has future to continue on to higher education. He feels bright and happy thankful that someone took interest in him and is helping get a education. He hopes that refugee camp will get many partners to fund its needs.
Jose feels that when continues on to higher education and graduates, Jose wants to become a teacher and give back to others who were like himself.

@Beatriz_Gonzaga2021 ,you're very welcome.

@HHWTschool ,thanks for sharing this with us.

In many societies today, men still have to be the sole providers for their families. Imagine then you were a refugee male child. You would only have about a 6 in 10 chance of getting a primary education. If you pass that despite the difficulties you face, you would now have about a 2 in 10 chance of getting a secondary school education. And no matter how hard you work, you will finally have a 0.3 in 10 chance of getting into Higher Education, that is literally a 0 in 10 chances. Think about that for moment.

Very well written

@muneddmore ,I love the fact that you've included some facts & figures in your response.I truly appreciate your nice try.

With the gap in the percentage of global education and that of refugees getting wider, with only 63% of refugees having access to primary education and this percentage dropping as they move higher to secondary and higher institution, where only 3% have access. As a nation, we might think we are making progress and the figures seem insignificant but very soon, we will have a more uneducated populace than educated. And unfortunately, this will gradually have a huge negative impact on us as individuals and the economy. Imagine an unsafe society where crime, poverty and all sort of decadence strive this will be the case if these refugees are left unaided, without access to proper and complete education. Join this move for access to primary education for refugees.

The gap in the percentage of global education and the refugee is wider with just 63% of the refugee who have access to primary education and the percentage drop as they move higher to secondary and higher education, where 33% gain access. The nation would have more uneducated citizen and the result won't be positive on the growth of the nation on all sides. More access to primary refugee is highly needed and it should be supported.

@benedictaN ,you're expressed several solid facts about the plight of refugee children in the context of their education.Thanks for sharing your answer with us.

@GLORIOUS12 ,thanks for sharing your answer with us.Its surely well thought out.

Thanks so much for engaging sir.

@GLORIOUS12 ,you're very welcome..

Education as an ancient tool for the transfer of knowledge from generations to another is the best platform that we all have enjoyed. The world today has grown so sophisticatedly because men have acquired knowledge to a very high degree. But imagine being one among a set of male refugees that are shut out of the global light of knowledge because there are no schools to be enrolled in the part of the world that you are today?

Nice attempt

Imagine for a second how much students take education for granted. Whether it's goofing around or turning assignments in late, it's all for a thought that education is useless. We in society tend to believe that education is work put over us and the fact that is useless. How many people wish to receive the form of education you're getting, while you take it for granted. Think about it. Because you went to high school and received your diploma, you are able to attend college and work towards your dream job like that. What about people from poor countries that have no access to any form of education? How would they reach their dreams? Think about it.

We tend to take for granted that primary education is for everybody. Can you imagine a young person who couldn’t attend primary education, just because they are a refugee? We all know that future prospects are not promising for people whithout basic education. So the question is, what can we do about it?

While we have good memories of secondary school mates, lunchtime, school bells, teachers, and graduation day, young Abdul is not one of the 24% of refugee children who have secondary education.

Abdul, who is 14 years old, had a brief primary education and stopped midway because of the refugee education crisis in Northern Nigeria due to the boko haram insurgent.

The current data of refugee education in the region is alarming: primary education [refugee - 63%, global - 91%], secondary education [refugee - 24%, global - 84%], and higher education [refugee - 3%, global - 37%].

At our organisation, we have enabled more than 800 refugee children go to primary and secondary schools. Some have graduated and are hoping for a higher education. They can hope because we made it possible. It's not just education; we are giving them a better future. Join us in solving the refugee education crisis. Please donate today.”

While we have good memories of secondary school mates, lunchtime, school bells, teachers, and graduation day, young Abdul is not one of the 24% of refugee children who have secondary education.

Abdul, who is 14 years old, had a brief primary education and stopped midway because of the refugee education crisis in Northern Nigeria due to the boko haram insurgent.

The current data of refugee education in the region is alarming: primary education [refugee - 63%, global - 91%], secondary education [refugee - 24%, global - 84%], and higher education [refugee - 3%, global - 37%].

At our organisation, we have enabled more than 800 refugee children go to primary and secondary schools. Some have graduated and are hoping for a higher education. They can hope because we made it possible. It's not just education; we are giving them a better future. Join us in solving the refugee education crisis. Please donate today.”

My name is Jombo. I’m 12 years old and I’m from Juba. I came to Uganda a year and two months ago and I have not been to school for two years. I stopped going to school because the situation became so bad and it was too dangerous. In Sudan, we were scared to go to school because they used to shoot at us in schools. I lost my parents to this war, so I have to work hard to support my siblings, whereby I need education to have my dream come true. Education is the most important thing for your future. I would love to return to school. Only 3% refugees can access high education of 37% globally. We therefore want to turn stories of refugee children like Jombo and increase refugees education access.

Universally we are told as we grow up how important a good education is, that a good education will give us opportunities to change our lives for the better & to achieve our dreams. While a good education is a reality for some of us, in many parts of the world education is a luxury for the masses. Do you know that compared to the number of global primary education a little more than half of refugees receive primary education. When it comes to secondary education this number is even less. At the level of tertiary education, only one tenth of refugees receive tertiary education compared to the global rate. This clear disparity is extremely alarming.

Effectively stated. Short & to the point.

The point is driven through using a narrative as well as numbers to support it.

Ladies and Gentlemen, what you see here is not just figures presented in colors. It's the gap difference in education among two categories of humans separated by a combination of circumstances.
According to the 1951 Refugee Convention, a refugee is “someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.”
Now, imagine yourself going through this ordeal and still have the desire to be educated. A lot of refugees actually want to be educated but their access is either limited or totally restricted which led to the chart you now see.
Should we just look on why the gap increases? Would you kindly join hands with our organization to create meore access to education for refugees? Please donate so t heir dreams could be realized.

A very good explanations about how it can be created. Congratulations.

What is the difference between A refugee and a normal citizen?

As a refugee, there are times when you are expected to do somethings for your family in order for your parents to be satisfied with who you are or what you are because of what happened or what has been lost in the past, while being a normal citizen you get to choose what you want , how things should be done and who you want to become in the future.

Imagine if you are refugee who doesn't know the importance of education and how it will help you in the future. What benefits education gives, the privileges and opportunities it gives you and how life could be with education. A normal citizen can be fortunate and unfortunate at the same time because they have the privilege to at least have a taste of education in a younger age.
As you can see on the graph given above, global education is higher than the refugee education. why? because in my opinion as children in the refugee camp attend school, they drop out slowly as they reach secondary and higher education due to low-esteem, discrimination, or any other things that would block one to learn. And as for the global education, it increase because the priviliges are given to those fortunate ones
I think its unfair because it the governments dont see the need of such people because they are looking for people with quality instead of training one.

imagine having to leave your home to foreign land because of wars and invasion of the land of your birth. having no where to go to except a shelter in a distant land, where you barely have a roof over your head and your next meal promised because getting a job is close to impossible . These hardships make basic necessities like clothes and an education seem like a luxury. This is the reality of the average refugee that has led to an educational crises as 63% of refugees have a primary education as compared to the global figure of 91% and 24% of refugees have a secondary education as compared to the global average of 84% while only 3% of refugees get a tertiary education as compared to the global average of 37%.

Welldone! i love how you crafted this , its really smart!

Do you know out of 100 refugee students only 3 students went for higher education compared to global students where out of 100 37 students goes for higher education. The scenario of refugee students starts itself from the primary level education where only 63 out of hundred students joins for primary education. Due to lack of sufficient resources for their livelihood refugee parents are not giving a golden opportunity for their children to get proper education. So lets get united and make a education available to all in this earth.

How many times as a kid have you complained when you had to go to school? That's because we have all given that for granted. Imagine if you couldn't give for granted being surrounded by other children every day, by teachers who take care of you, being able to learn and to grow... You are now imagining the reality of Syrian children who are refugees.

Mimi, a single mother of three is struggling to feed her kids.
COVID-19 hits and lost her job.
With a help from SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia, she now owns a small business, happy and full of hope.
#FamilyEmpowerment

Mimi, a single mother of three struggling to feed her kids.
COVID-19 hits and lost her job.
With a help from SOS Children’s Villages Ethiopia, she now owns a small business, happy and full of hope.
#FamilyEmpowerment

Exactly...... It is WE not I
People gets connected when you being them into the picture

Amazing storyline