Amala
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Amala (formerly known as Sky School) was conceived in 2017, in response to the gap in quality education provision for displaced youth. The name is inspired by the Arabic word for hope, which our education embodies.
In 2016, Amala co-founders Mia Eskelund and Polly Akhurst were working on a prestigious scholarship; the programme admitted refugees to schools around the world to complete their upper secondary education. They found that for every scholarship place available, hundreds of promising applicants were turned away. Their subsequent research showed that there were few educational opportunities available for refugee youth aged 16-25, many of whom are forced to drop out of educational systems due to the barriers they face.
The idea for Amala was born: to provide transformational learning programmes for displaced youth and their host communities to improve their lives today and open up opportunities for the future. Amala has two key programmes: The internationally accredited Amala Global Secondary Diploma, the first secondary education and qualification in the world designed with and for refugee youth, and Changemaker Courses in areas such as Peace-building, Ethical Leadership and Social Entrepreneurship. Amala supports students to access further opportunities for education, training and work beyond their studies
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