Kids playing soccer through iACT program

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Listening Makes all the Difference

Mothers and children find a spot on the thatched mats laid out in the shade of the school where we’ve organized for the Little Ripples...

EDUCATION

Never Judge A Book…Period.

Nduta Refugee Camp, Tanzania — “Never judge a book by its cover…” is a saying I remember my Nana telling me when I was a little girl. For...

TRIP NOTES

An inside look at Little Ripples Teacher Training II with refugee women in eastern Chad

“I hope we become leaders,” said Mouna during day three of Little Ripples Teacher Training II. Mouna is 21 years old and a Little Ripples...

NEWS

Disability Inclusion

iACT believes that disability inclusion is a priority. Why? There are 70 million refugees today, and 13.2 million of these refugees are...

EDUCATION

The Practice of Partnering: Bringing Quality Programming to Burundian Refugees in Tanzania

Plan International Tanzania and iACT are working together to leverage resources and expertise.

TRIP NOTES

Infusing the Little Ripples Curriculum with Burundian Culture

The Little Ripples program came to life in Nduta Refugee Camp as teachers infused their own culture into the curriculum.

TRIP NOTES

To make something small, stronger

New teachers speak to the importance of peace in their community.

TRIP NOTES

A Life of Contrast for Burundian Refugees in Tanzania

A reflection on a life of contrast for the refugee community living in Tanzania.

EDUCATION

Darfuri refugee women tackling issues in their community

Women employed by iACT's Little Ripples program are applying what they've learned from the leadership curriculum in their communities.

TRIP NOTES

Stand Up, Speak Up

Training and employing women has a ripple effect on their behavior and standing in the community.

TRIP NOTES

Ikbal and Nabila will no longer have to miss a meal

Meet two of our newest Little Ripples students and their mother, Hawa.

TRIP NOTES

Refugee Teacher Training with a Song and a Dance?

Training with Little Ripples means singing, playing, practicing, and questioning.

TRIP NOTES

Darfuri Refugees Leading the Way

"What we are doing here benefits us, as we are learning and it also benefits the children."

TRIP NOTES

Expanding Ripples

With services for refugees being cut, refugee empowerment -- in every aspect -- is essential.

NEWS

Promising Practices in Refugee Education: Invest in Teacher Training

“Teachers are the most important school-based factor in determining the quality of education.”

NEWS

Promising Practices in Refugee Education: Learning and Well-being

Imagine being forced to flee your home—leaving behind your school, stability, and community; and losing family and friends—to start again...

NEWS

Join us tomorrow: Promising Practices in Refugee Education Webinar

Join me tomorrow on a Promising Practices in Refugee Education Intervention webinar highlighting iACT’s early childhood education...

NEWS

Tools of Empathy at the World Innovation Summit on Education

Last week, Gabriel and I headed to Doha, Qatar, for the World Innovation Summit on Education, otherwise known simply as WISE (check out...

EDUCATION

Refugee Education Recommendation: Adopt user-centered design and empowering approaches

Recently, our early childhood education program, Little Ripples, was selected by Promising Practices in Refugee Education as one of...

EDUCATION

Promising Practices in Refugee Education

Our team has just returned from a long week in New York City where world leaders came together for the United Nations General Assembly....

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