{"id":2097,"date":"2015-06-22T08:29:09","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T08:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unhcrinnovation.optimastaging.co.uk\/?p=2097"},"modified":"2017-06-29T10:04:48","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T10:04:48","slug":"how-one-group-of-refugees-changed-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/how-one-group-of-refugees-changed-education\/","title":{"rendered":"How one group of refugees changed education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014, NeeNee Productions met a group of refugees working to change the way education was delivered to children in their community of Kyangwali Refugee Settlement.<\/p>\n<p>When we met this group of men they had been working for change for nearly ten years.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our latest blog to learn about the steps these refugee change-makers took to reshape education in their community. Learn how they worked incrementally&#8212;with little resources and an abundance of persistence\u2014to establish a new model for educating their youth.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cW0qlJdpaHE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\">Know any organizations that provide a platform for refugees to tell their own stories? Write to us at innovation@unhcr.org<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong>About NeeNee Productions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #6e6e6e;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/why-is-film-important-for-refugees\/www.neeneeproductions.com\" target=\"_blank\">NeeNee Productions<\/a>\u00a0specializes in documentary\u00a0film-making\u00a0and video-advocacy. Our films highlight the complexities of the lives lived and dreams dreamed in this world we live in. 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