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An Education, Multiplied

An Education, Multiplied

Sep 9, 2015 | Feature Story

Aqeela Asifi, a schoolteacher who has helped more than 1,000 refugee girls complete their primary education since she fled Afghanistan two decades ago, was today named the winner of the 2015 Nansen Refugee Award. UNHCR, which presents the award annually, cited her...

Student excels at Angelina Jolie Pitt-funded girls school in Kenya camp

Student excels at Angelina Jolie Pitt-funded girls school in Kenya camp

Mar 27, 2015 | Feature Story

KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP, Kenya, March 27 (UNHCR) – Naomi Chol studied at a school funded and supported by Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie Pitt, but the 16-year-old from South Sudan has become a celebrity herself in a Kenyan refugee camp. “Everywhere I go,...

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