By Victoria Jones In October 2021, my ELNOR coworker and I traveled to the Greek island of Lesvos, just off the coast of Turkey. We met with students, connected with NGO partners, and continued investigating the educational needs of people inside refugee camps. The island of Lesvos is known around the world as …
Forced migration is an umbrella term that covers various migrants’ conditions. In the academic and policy literature, ‘forced migration’ is used to identify refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people (IDPs) and stateless people (Ben-Yehuda and Goldstein, 2020). Forced migrants are generally defined as those who have left their homes due ‘to events that threatened their …
What is the future role of technology in education in humanitarian contexts? The current panorama of the technology industry is witnessing the rise of newer technological solutions to a growing array of fields. Recently, a flourishing demand for tech has originated in the education space. What role do tech solutions have in the future of …
By Clara Mecacci This article analyzes a pilot study from the winter of 2020-21 that ELNOR cofounders conducted to learn more about refugee camps, accessible technology within camps, and refugee adults’ educational needs. Before launching its first lessons in February 2020, ELNOR recognized that it was essential to have an initial understanding of educational and …