Bill McGarvey – Refugee & Migrant Education Network

Backstory–How did you get involved in refugee education? Drew Edwards, Pangea

Bill McGarvey — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:59:07 +0000

Drew Edwards is the Co-Founder and CEO at Pangea Educational Development, a non-profit organization that has been making a global impact in the lives of children since 2011.

PANGEA is motivated by the belief that every student has the right to a quality education. Their evidence-based programming in Uganda addresses the three places where learning occurs: at school, at home, and in the community. Since its inception, PANGEA has grown to over 12 full-time staff members serving more than 4,000 individuals per year. The organization has been recognized for its innovative programs, receiving the 2018 Innovation in Philanthropy Award from GoAbroad.

Drew Edwards is a social entrepreneur with international development experience across sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. He has spent his career working in education with children in post-conflict and crisis settings. He has extensive experience in informal and primary education in low-resource settings. His research interests include early childhood literacy, inclusion and belonging, and the intersection of violence and education. He has written for UNESCO, spoken on NPR, and on stage at SXSWedu.

First Person–Ashish Gadnis

Bill McGarvey — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 04:41:41 +0000

Ashish Gadnis is co-founder and CEO of BanQu. Both BanQu and Ashish are founding members of the Refugee & Migrant Education Network. BanQu was selected as one of The Meaningful Business 100 of 2020. Ashish Gadnis was also recently named to the TIME Magazine 2019 Innovation List. The MB 100 recognizes the people who are the driving forces behind products, services or projects that combine purpose and profit.

First Person–Zaid Tahabsem of World Refugees School

Bill McGarvey — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:44:04 +0000

WRS Global’s platform enables cross-border, multi-curriculum, multi-language, multi-learning-style education and learning management at different levels within the educational institution. That includes, the school, classes, teachers, parents, and student levels. It provides communication and community support tools to strengthen economic and social bonds among students, teachers, and families within the local community. Thereby, it allows affordable and manageable scaling to millions of students.

First Person– Drew Edwards of Pangea

Bill McGarvey — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 13:53:18 +0000

Drew Edwards is the Co-Founder, CEO at Pangea Educational Development a non-profit organization that has been making a global impact in the lives of children since 2011. PANGEA is motivated by the belief that every student has the right to a quality education. Their evidence-based programming in Uganda addresses the three places where learning occurs: at school, at home, and in the community. Since its inception, PANGEA has grown to over 12 full-time staff members serving more than 4,000 individuals per year. The organization has been recognized for its innovative programs, receiving the 2018 Innovation in Philanthropy Award from GoAbroad.

Drew is a social entrepreneur with international development experience across sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East. He has spent his career working in education with children in post-conflict and crisis settings. He has extensive experience in informal and primary education in low-resource settings. His research interests include early childhood literacy, inclusion and belonging, and the intersection of violence and education. He has written for UNESCO, spoken on NPR, and on stage at SXSWedu.

First Person– Sr. Hellen Tabbea

Bill McGarvey — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:56:38 +0000

Sr. Hellen Tabbea works with Jesuit Refugee Service in Uganda.

First Person– Danny Kahn of Natan

Bill McGarvey — Wed, 14 Oct 2020 17:01:35 +0000

Danny Kahn is the chairperson of NATAN- International Humanitarian Aid. NATAN is a coalition of 15 Israeli NGOs committed to humanitarian intervention in natural disasters and man-made tragedies.

First Person– Michele Pistone

Bill McGarvey — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 04:27:04 +0000

The RME Network is comprised of a broad range of members that work in the field of education for refugees and migrants, as well as education on human mobility. Our membership includes practitioners and academics, not-for-profit organizations and universities from around the world. Given the enormity of the issues involved and the vast distances between members, we’ve developed RME’s First Person series in which members introduce themselves and the work they are involved in. Want to tell us your story in a First Person video? Please email us at info@rmenetwork.org

In our inaugural installment we speak with Michele Pistone, professor at the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Pistone has developed the first university-based online certificate program to train people to become “accredited representatives” who can provide low-cost representation to migrant and refugee families. The Villanova Interdisciplinary Immigration Studies Training for Advocates (VIISTA) has already enrolled three times the number of students it had budgeted for its inaugural session in the fall.