Particularly for refugees and groups that are often educationaly siloed.
Over 3.5 million refugees have entered the US since 1975. Far too many refugee students must contend with barriers to access, low quality, and limited relevance in their learning opportunities.
Only 63% of refugee children attend primary school, compared to 91% of children globally. As refugee children get older, this gap grows. In society, uneducated individuals are rarely able to obtain well paying jobs, often turn to crime, experience a shorter life expectancy and fail to gain capital.
They become small in society, living line and the
poverty line and blending into the global poor.
RefugeEd wants to ensure everyone has access to education by removing documentation, income, and literacy barriers.
We've built a community of educators that care. With a 4:1 ratio of tutors to students, we make sure that every student learns something valuable.
3x WEEKLY MEETINGSMonday = Science; Wednesday = Math; Friday = English/History.We ensure that students have a variety of outlets to attend our meetings.How do we meetWe work with on-ground partners through our network with UNICEF and 30+ churches and centers across 4 continents. They'll provide you with the SIM containing the app and tell you how to put it in your phone.?
Meetings are held in person and on Zoom. Our team rectuits refugee students, especially Afghan refugees from the SWFL area, to jour RefugeEd. However, refugee students from all background are welcome to attend our meeting. Check out some of our success stories:
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So far, we've successfully reached over 250 students from diverse backgrounds. We've also hosted 2 summer school education camps in Fort Myers, Florida consiting of mostly Afghan refugees: one in the summer of 2022 and one in the summer of 2023. We also fundraised nearly $5,000 for refugees families that require assitance beyond education.
Samya, a 15 year old refugee from Afghanistan and a RefugeEd student, recieved a 5 on the Algebra EOC after not attending school for 6 months due to being dislocated.
If you are interested in supporting our mission and would like to make an impact on refugees in your area, contact RefugeEd to open up a chapter!
RefugeEd is looking forward to continuing its efforts through and beyond. We're planning implementation beyond the 🇺🇸 USA, beginning in 🇦🇫 Afghanistan, then 🇹🇷 Turkey and 🇸🇾 Syria!
