Our Digital Education Programme in Bangladesh has been chosen by HundrED and the Global Ed Tech Hub as an ‘impactful and scalable educational technology innovation’ as part of a Spotlight Award this year. We are delighted that our work to bring learning to life for thousands of Rohingya refugee children has been recognised by HundrED, an organisation ‘dedicated to helping every child flourish by giving them access to quality education’. This year HundrED partnered with EdTech Hub to seek Edtech innovations in Bangladesh. Out of 168 submissions reviewed by the research team, Children on the Edge were selected as one of 15 innovations to be featured in the EdTech Spotlight. HundrED say: “The world is full of hardworking educators who are driving innovative, impactful, and scalable approaches in education. Our mission at HundrED is to give them the recognition and visibility they deserve”. This year’s Ed Tech Spotlight recognises that we are doing impactful work, utilising technology to enhance education in Bangladesh, with their advisory board commenting “Children on the Edge is redefining education for Rohingya refugees, providing digital lessons in their native language, enhancing understanding, and making learning accessible and enjoyable, turning linguistic barriers into bridges of knowledge.” Our digital programme is featured in their latest research report, which identifies EdTech innovations with great potential to be scaled and are already being impactfully implemented in the context of Bangladesh and beyond. Quoted in the report, Our Asia Regional Manager John Littleton, who was also featured in the Edtech launch panel event, said: The response to the video lessons has been incredibly positive, not just from the students but also from the teachers, who are refugees themselves. They have been given textbooks in English and Burmese but these are not languages that they are versed in and they can’t fully really read or write in either language. So when we produce the video lessons, it is illuminating for the teachers, because they are then understanding the lessons as well. It has really opened the door for our teachers as well as our students.” WHY IS DIGITAL EDUCATION SO IMPORTANT IN BANGLADESH?Over a million Rohingya refugees live in Bangladesh, unable to return to hostile Myanmar anytime soon. Only English or Burmese textbooks are allowed in the vast refugee camps - languages the Rohingya scarcely understand. Consequently an entire generation of children are at risk of growing up without learning to read or write; lacking the basic skills needed to lead a healthy, productive life. |
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