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Most of us have a morning routine, a set of pre-defined tasks we accomplish before heading to work. But do we ever stop to think about how we got there in the first place?
While education is a given for most of us, the path to employment can be much more difficult, nearly impossible for many...
Compared to their counterparts, education rates among refugee men is up to 4 times lower and declines significantly from primary to higher education.
By sponsoring a refugee, you contribute to reducing this gap and providing them with a chance of a better life through education. Donate now!

The last days of school before summer were the best, right?
Your only responsibility was to have fun for the next couple weeks. You could play, run, imagine and explore your hobbies. The future was bright.

Most refugees do not ever experience that feeling because six out of ten can't even access primary education.

It is hard to believe how big differences are between global level of education and the refugees. being a refugee is a big problem that people around the world face among the all other deprivations the limited access to education is the number one problems they faced.

Imagine if you had to present this graph on the refugee education crisis to your audience of educated adults. How can you turn this “I” story—that refugees have poor access to education—into a “we” story that your audience can relate to?

Post your “we” story to the discussion board. Then, check out your peer’s stories and vote or comment on the one you felt did the best job of turning the “I” into a “we” story!

All human beings are inherently equal and possess the fundamental right to access meaningful employment. However, it is disheartening to acknowledge that, regrettably, around 30% of refugee children, including individuals like Anderson, are denied the opportunity to pursue secondary education. This raises a crucial question: can Anderson, who is presently dedicated to his GCE A level examinations, truly stand on equal footing with others in the professional arena? Imagine for a moment that you had to flee your home, leaving behind everything you held dear. Consider a scenario where the financial means to pursue your education were beyond reach. What could your future have looked like under such circumstances?
Our organization empowers young refugees like Anderson by providing education and job skills. Please support our mission for equal opportunities by donating."

upon carful observation we notice refugee have less education in primary ,secondary and tertiary education

Aisha is a bubbly 10-year-old who has dreams of becoming a lawyer. She spent her days role-playing and practising what it would be like to be a lawyer. But for the past two years, she has been unable to role-play or practise because her family became refugees, and she had to stop school. And now she spends her days talking and rehearsing the daily situation and pain she and her family face.

Your 2 $ will keep Aisha in school daily, and $60 will keep her in school monthly and together, we will help Aisha return to the bubbly girl and become the best lawyer in her side of town.

In my opinion, the story by Daliajacob is very good and can turn the "I" into a "we" story. I am sure that through this story, the audience will understand and feel sympathy about the situation.

As a child, did you and your classmates have to prove your importance just to be able to go to school? Then why do refugee children have to

our luck was to be born on the lucky side of the world. The one where children can go to school and it is unthinkable that they do not go or have no access to education. This is what distinguishes us from those who were born in places of poverty, crisis, war and underdevelopment. The thought that arises is: 'that could have been me'. Based on this concept, we must move our conscience: we who can help have a moral duty to help. Helping refugees who flee their beloved land, their home, for a chance, struggle and risk their lives for a chance. THE FORTUNE WITH WHICH WE ARE BORN WITHOUT A FIGHT

We should not take our high levels of education for granted, as there are people who can only dream of achieving what we already possess.

Imagine waking up to a world where you no longer have your secondary or higher education knowledge and credentials, how long do you think you would maintain your current socioeconomic status?

Well, I'm sure you did not like the answer you just gave in your mind. This is because education, is very important in todays world both in equipping one with skills as well as credentials to be able to create a livelihood. Sadly, for refugees, this advantage that the rest of they world has, they do not posses. Refugees do not have have access to proper education and many of them do not proceed past the basic primary education. This leaves them with a grim alternative of economic and personal stagnation.

Now, imagine a world where we would help equip them with facilities, resources and human resources to be able to make a proper educational progression.

In this reality, we would be able to build a sustainable community that is self sufficient and able to grow and advance. The transformation we would witness would be tremendous from abundance of skilled employees to feed into the market to a resilient community of vibrant initiatives.

Education is the leveller. Humanitarian aid can only go so far. What's that saying about teaching a man to fish vs giving him fish to eat? I beleive we can all be fishermen (and women). The difference between us and them is that education that we have. That could have been anyone. It does not have to be the end for them. It can be the beginning.

If I were using this data to present to a group, I would probably invent two fictional characters who grew up in two different ways - one was a refugee and one had a 'global education' (not sure what that means). I would walk the audience through the 'global education' person first, and then the refugee using made up names and stories.

How would you feel if you received a letter from your child and not able to read it let alone reply to the letter?
How does it feel to end up as a security guard earning stipends in a local community just because you did get the opportunity to attend any school?

Our organization is working with displaced persons mostly children and youths who have no education whatsoever. These refugees need your support to be able go to school and at least read letters from loved ones and make a living enough to take care of their families.

This is exactly what the above graphs represents

Education makes the world more brighter. Travel restriction imposed to the refugees and the lack of educational infrastructure in refugee camp restricts deprived children from their right of education.

Many of us were given birth into a wealthy family where we have access to almost everything we need including quality education from primary to tertiary levels, good health care and other social amenities, but have you ever wondered or imagined if you were to be born into a family with poor background and worst of it became a refugee as a result of a disaster and you were being thrown out of your small hot or cohort that you are managing and as a result you lack access to the basic needs of life especially good quality primary, secondary and tertiary education? Remember no one chooses his/her own family by themselves, time and chance happen to them all.

If you were to be in their shoe how would you feel? Helpless, hopeless and unloved I guess? the same way these refugees are feeling not having access to quality basic education with a percentage of 63 against 93% of global education, 24% secondary education against 84% global education and 3% tertiary education against 37% global education. These refugees are really suffering and in pains.

the joy is that our organization has empowered over 800 children of such through project back to school and are working towards empowering more children of such through the same project by building more schools near the refugee camp. please make an investment by donating today to help the life of such children and for the organization to achieve their goals.

this is a good "we" story

It is a good story and it will turn l to we

Imagine those refugees are those people forced to flee from their home and seek for safety, they hardly feed talk much of going to school, as we know that is only those who have eaten good food that have ability physically and mentally to read and write and this refugees hardly feed because they all depend on people to bring food for their survivor, they don't have conducive place to sleep and conducive place for effective teaching and learning, "there are danger written on several signboards to avoid, we can see but we can't read to be safe" let us safe them, our organization have provided a conducive classes, we have enable 50 refugees to acquire knowledge, to be able to read and write, we are giving them a better future because they are the leaders of tomorrow. please donate today.

Thousands, if not millions, are displaced from their homes annually on account of one crisis or the other. Not only do they find themselves in foreign places, they are also more often than not, being deprived of a basic right - that of education. In comparison to global education statistics, refugee education is abysmal.
If you had the chance to contribute to the education of a refugee today, what would you give?

Succinctly put.

When we were children, we got good education and we became older, the access to quality and higher education became slimmer.

Consider the plight of children forced to flee their homes, their education disrupted and dreams deferred. In refugee camps, only 63% manage to access primary education, 24% make it to secondary, and a mere 3% have the opportunity for higher education. This isn't just their story; it's our shared concern.

Now, envision the impact if we come together to break these barriers. At our organization, we've taken the first steps, building bridges to education for over a thousand refugee children. We've witnessed their joy as they step into a classroom for the first time, learning to read and write. We're not just providing an education; we're offering a lifeline to a better future.

Join us in making education accessible to all. Your support will empower these children, giving them the tools to build a brighter tomorrow. Please donate today and be a part of our mission to transform lives through education.

Education is a basic necessity. We all know how vital education is to development. Globally, primary education is essential and pivotal to growth, however due to crises only 63% of children affected by disaster have access to it. These number reduces greatly as education progresses.
Secondary education sets the pace for career aspiration and a significant 84% obtain global education. For refugees affected by disaster only 24% are able to get this education and this reduces the number that derives benefit from education.
Standard of living is directly influenced by getting a tertiary education and only 3% of refugees get this education. This weakens their access to funds and causes them to earn less.

Education is a useful tool for development. You can tell because you are reading this.
Primary education sets the basis and you had it.

Education is a basic necessity. We all know how vital education is to development. Globally, primary education is essential and pivotal to growth, however due to crises only 63% of children affected by disaster have access to it. These number reduces greatly as education progresses.
Secondary education sets the pace for career aspiration and a significant 84% obtain global education. For refugees affected by disaster only 24% are able to get this education and this reduces the number that derives benefit from education.
Standard of living is directly influenced by getting a tertiary education and only 3% of refugees get this education. This weakens their access to funds and causes them to earn less.

As seen in the graph, primary level education is easy in most part of the world but not for those Refugees, looking deep into it i and not just me everyone who have seen this graph will realize how difficult it is for a large part of the world to finish their higher level of education, a lot of people find it hard to complete school due to the responsibilities that come with being an adult not to talk for those who have lost everything due to war and crisis. I know for sure a lot of us are going to lot, we never thought that being an adult will come with so much responsibilities and now imagine those with no form of help as child throughout his adulthood.

The drop in education levels among refugees is worrying. When we compare it to global education, it's clear the problem is big. It's not just about them losing a basic right; it also affects their ability to be useful in society. Without education, they struggle with basic life skills, finding work, and affording everyday things. It also makes the community more likely to face criminal activities because people without legal jobs might turn to illegal ones. Think of the lack of education like a small stone thrown into water – it affects more than just one area. We all need to come together and help close this education gap for refugees. Every second counts.

So insightful

i enjoyed reading these stories

thank you for the insight

Ordinarily, going to school and getting an education should be fun for everyone. But the reverse is the case for children and people from war-torn regions. The statistics are heart-wrenching. It would interest you to know that 1 out 5 children educated in a refugee camp makes it to the tertiary level. Many do not have access to a secondary education, and when they do, it is under very poor conditions and substandard.

Think back to when you were 10 years old. Can you remember it? Do you remember going to school every day, sitting at your desk, eating lunch with friends, playing outside at recess?

Now imagine being 10 years old and not going to school; rather, each day is spent at home, which is actually a room in a shared house with other families all just barely getting by. No friends, no lunchtime, no running around at recess. And definitely no sitting at a desk listening to the teacher, learning how to read and write. You can't read and write at all, in fact. Now imagine being 16, still unable to read or write, still not having been to school. How about 20 years old? 25?

Going to school every is a PRIVILEGE we had as kids, and fulfilling our career dreams happened because we were privileged and got and our dreams fulfilled by our parents. But there are some children who are not very privileged to have their dream of being in a classroom fulfilled due to the war that has taken their chances away of having access to a classroom where they can fulfil their dreams.

Imagine how we all value education for ourselves and our families. Now, think about refugees who want the same but can't get it because of their situation. This isn't just their problem; it's our challenge too. When refugees miss out on education, we all lose potential teachers, doctors, and friends. We can help by making education accessible for everyone, no matter where they come from. This makes our world better for all of us. Let's work together to turn this challenge into an opportunity for growth and inclusion.

Imagine how we all value education for ourselves and our families. Now, think about refugees who want the same but can't get it because of their situation. This isn't just their problem; it's our challenge too. When refugees miss out on education, we all lose potential teachers, doctors, and friends. We can help by making education accessible for everyone, no matter where they come from. This makes our world better for all of us. Let's work together to turn this challenge into an opportunity for growth and inclusion.

Imagine how we all value education for ourselves and our families. Now, think about refugees who want the same but can't get it because of their situation. This isn't just their problem; it's our challenge too. When refugees miss out on education, we all lose potential teachers, doctors, and friends. We can help by making education accessible for everyone, no matter where they come from. This makes our world better for all of us. Let's work together to turn this challenge into an opportunity for growth and inclusion.

Imagine how we all value education for ourselves and our families. Now, think about refugees who want the same but can't get it because of their situation. This isn't just their problem; it's our challenge too. When refugees miss out on education, we all lose potential teachers, doctors, and friends. We can help by making education accessible for everyone, no matter where they come from. This makes our world better for all of us. Let's work together to turn this challenge into an opportunity for growth and inclusion.

Most of us are fortunate enough to be well educated. We most probably didn't even think about not applying for tertiary studies. It was just not a thing...our parents supported us, the school was good..life was good.

But imagine you are torn out of your comfort zone due to war, how "easy" is it then to even finish high school? Let alone applying yourself for tertiary studies! Your school was bombed out, you live as a fugitive in a strange country as a adolescent, trying to learn a new language just to communicate, let alone finish school!

Fact is that everybody would be better off if everybody, including refugees, had equal opportunity to finish school and apply yourself to study. The community would benefit because the economy would benefit from employable members. Please engage by investing $10 to the fund to ensure a better economic future.

Imagine being displaced from your place of comfort, separated from your friends and family. Imagine all the dreams you had of purseuing education all the way to the higher institution but your dreams get shattered. Now you're a refugee in a different land, probably a place of discomfort and the only thing you're allowed to dream about is having a basic education. This is the fate of most refuges as compared to the average person who is given the opportunities and enjoys the freedoms of pursuing higher education.

Education in refugees is really alarming. Did you know that only 24% of refugees have access to secondary education? while 84% of global education have access to secondary education. We are really lucky to be in this 84%, for what we have the power to increase the percentage of education for refugees.

Nelson Mandela said that "education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that we can change the world. The world have in most ways collapsed for refugees..
Imagine surviving war and displacement, loss and grief.
To top it all, male refugees does not have the same access to education that other men have. If you look at the graph, you will see that almost 2 thirds of refugees have access to primary schools in contrast with other males - there where the basics is being taught - how to read and write.
Only a quarter of male refugees have the same opportunities as other males in secondary schooling - there where you decide your future - will you become an engineer, or a doctor or an accountant?
Males using the opportunity to apply further tertiary studies is a privilege, but only 3% of refugees get that privilege, one tenth of the amount of males exercising that privilege.

If we understand that the world can be changed through education, we also need to understand that we need to look at solutions to the obstacles male refugees face in their education. We need to understand that helping refugees to become educated, our world will also be positively impacted due to the resultant economic growth related to economically active people. We need to close the gap in opportunities between male refugees and other males.

imagine the you if you hadnt gone to school

This is well-crafted and succinct! The message is well delivered and I am motivated to take actions that will be of optimal benefit to the refugees.

Everyone present here today is successful and has great achievements to their name. Exploits in your fields and careers are possible because you all had access to quality education from childhood to adulthood. What then can we say of the upcoming generation, where 7 out of 10 are refugees with no access to good education, what will become of their future?
Let us assist these refugees to find fulfillment and do great exploits by donating to build good schools and access to quality education.

Imagine living in a country full of chaos and fights on the daily basis, and the fear and uncertainty of the situation keeps you separated from your family and friends and you hope to seek refuge in another country that you think might offer greener pastures for you. You end up becoming a squatter in a foreign country and not only being away from your family, friends and home, your access to good education is very limited due to your prevalent circumstance and situation that were beyond your control.

We should not be made to suffer consequences for things beyond our control. believing that there is equal opportunities for all of us. And being able to provide equal opportunities for education to all is the ultimate goal and vision to change the outcome for all.

Millions of refugees around the world lack access to education, limiting their opportunities and hindering their ability to contribute to our communities. Investing in refugee education isn't just charity, it's a smart investment in our future. Educated refugees become doctors, engineers, and entrepreneurs, strengthening our economies and enriching our societies.

nice one

"Ring!" The school bells ring and your children are running out of the classroom happily.
"Ring!“ The fire alarms ring and the refugee children are running out of the shelter fearfully.
Help the children build knowledge not fear.

Knowledge empower people and develop talent to reach potential. Which allows individual to be able to contribute to the society in the positive way. Getting to school is a fundamental basic for everyone. Can you imagine this right is taken away from you? Not been able to go to school? There is where people fall into poverty and crimes start to raise in our society?