{"id":1065,"date":"2014-12-15T06:26:54","date_gmt":"2014-12-15T06:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unhcr.php.caravan.coop\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2017-06-29T10:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T10:12:40","slug":"education-above-all-unlocking-human-development-at-kakuma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/education-above-all-unlocking-human-development-at-kakuma\/","title":{"rendered":"Education above all: unlocking human development at Kakuma"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;Anyone can become a refugee. This is not a choice we make.&#8221;&#8211; Aisha, 17 years old.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Iterative Innovation<\/h2>\n<p>For anyone who becomes a refugee, accessing education and a way to support oneself is always a priority. That&#8217;s why UNHCR and our Learn Lab have teamed up with Education Above All to launch the Kakuma Project: a 4-year, holistic model that helps pave a path towards self-reliance powered by lifelong learning. The Kakuma Project represents a major step in redefining the refugee regime. In this sense, the project seeks to move away from the idea of dependency and towards&nbsp;empowering refugees not only for their life within the camp but ultimately the communities they will return to.<\/p>\n<p>The project seeks to offer more than refuge by responding to the needs of refugees with a new model that breaks the cycle of aid dependency. Public and private partnerships and the government are linking up nutrition, water and sanitation, health, sustainable energy, sport and ICT; all driven and revitalized by education. This new model of innovation and partnership will equip people of all ages with the keys to self-sufficiency and enabling them&nbsp;to contribute to their host communities and region. By moving from dependence to independence the Kakuma Project will pave the way for self-reliance and empowerment.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Discover how the new model will help them&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s2\">achieve this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Info_Kakuma_final_website_Part2_0.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1069 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Info_Kakuma_final_website_Part2_0-575x1024-1.png\" alt=\"Info_Kakuma_final_website_Part2_0\" width=\"575\" height=\"1024\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information on this innovative project, check out the website: <a href=\"http:\/\/kakuma-project.org\/partners\/education-above-all\">http:\/\/kakuma-project.org\/partners\/education-above-all<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to repost this article on your website, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/reposting-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\">reposting policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Anyone can become a refugee. 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