Challenge
As refugees, the beneficiaries of JC:HEM's programming have little to no income, belongings, and/or physical assets. Though they also live in non-camp, urban settings, their socioeconomic mobility is limited by their lack of access to tertiary education.
Description
JC:HEM works in partnership with the Jesuit Refugee Service to identify tertiary education needs in refugee communities. While JC:HEM monitors the academic performance of its learners through grades earned, attendance, engagement, and assignment completion etc., the Jesuit Refugee Service monitors qualitative and quantitative data within the refugee community, such as reductions in instances of violence among learners, or clients' self-understanding and openness to new experiences.
Outcomes
Recruited its first students to Community Service Learning Tracks (CSLTs) and the online Diploma in September 2010. Launched in Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi, Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya, and the city of Aleppo in Syria. Annual recruitment around 90 Diploma students and more than 100 CSLT students. Relocated from Syria to Amman, Jordan in 2012. Currently has a student population of around 300 students.
