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7-minute IT course for a refugee family in Jordan

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7-minute IT course for a refugee family in Jordan
Day 16
Creating perspectives against fears of the future

"This is the opportunity that my family and I have been waiting for for a long time," says Malika (17) with shining eyes. She is sitting in a community center of the "Collateral Repair Project" in Amman and is talking with great joy about the IT courses that she and her family have been attending for a few weeks. "I can finally pursue my own educational and professional goals again and thus support my family in the long term." Malika and her family had to flee Syria a few years ago because of the war. At the time, it was her big dream to become a graphic designer. But the many challenges and uncertainties that stood in her and her family's way after their escape meant that the dream was dashed for the time being. She then heard about the IT courses for young and old through friends. Malika's parents now also come to the workshops regularly and can now all look to the future together with more confidence.

Creating perspectives against fears of the future
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need
Digital participation and training opportunities for young refugees and their families in Jordan
activity
The partner organisation of Schüler Helfen Leben offers free IT courses in its community centres
Measurable performance
Number of young refugees and their families who successfully complete an IT course and complete it with a certificate
Result
Young refugees and their families in Jordan have greater self-confidence and have greatly improved their digital skills
Systemically relevant impact
Improved education, career prospects and digital security for young refugees and their families in Jordan
background

Jordan borders Syria and Iraq and is considered "relatively safe" for people on the run among the countries in the Middle East. Due to the wars in neighboring countries, around 760,000 recognized refugees live in Jordan today. Worldwide, only Lebanon has a higher proportion of refugees in the total population (UNHCR, 2022). The starting point for the people arriving is catastrophic: around 80% of refugees live below the poverty line of around 96 US dollars a month. Almost half of those seeking protection are minors and have little or only limited access to education. This has been significantly exacerbated by the Covid 19 pandemic (Human Rights Watch, 2020). The Schüler Helfen Leben foundation, together with its local partner organization "Collateral Repair Project" in Amman, offers IT courses for refugee families to make their arrival easier in the medium to long term and to ensure successful integration into the labor market. Be it simple skills such as using text and image editing programs or advanced knowledge such as programming or graphic design (Sahin-Mencutek & Nashwan, 2020). In addition, many refugees lack even basic digital skills related to online security, privacy or online banking (UNHCR, Empowering Refugees). This good deed opens up prospects for a self-determined future and successful vocational training for young refugees and their families and also improves the social inclusion of refugee families in Jordanian society.

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The good deed

Through this good deed, young people and their families who have fled to Jordan from war zones are gaining basic and advanced IT skills. The courses for children and young people, which take place twice a week, are offered by qualified teachers and last a total of 3 months. Different levels are offered - from general handling of common PC programs to advanced courses that build on this, which include programming or graphic design, for example. Various qualifications can be obtained as part of an internationally recognized IT certificate (ICDL). In addition, monthly workshops are offered for parents in which they are familiarized with topics such as IT security and protecting privacy on the Internet, thus promoting their digital skills.

About Jordan
Amman
Amman
Capital city
10,269,022
10,269,022
Population
4,405.8
4,405.8
Gross domestic product per capita per year
Rank 102 of 191
Rank 102 of 191
Human Development Index (Human Development Index)

Due to the high birth rate and the large number of refugees in the country, especially from Palestine and Syria, the population is now 20 times higher than it was in 1950.
About the organization and further information

organization

Stiftung Schüler Hilfen Leben

website

https://www.schueler-helfer-leben.de

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