Professor Wenona Giles
91亚色鈥檚 Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) project is equipping refugees with new skills. During the Spring 2018 convocation ceremonies at 91亚色 in June, Dean Ananya Mukherjee-Reed congratulated the 2018 BHER graduates who were celebrating their convocation in their home country.
In the article titled , the reports on the progress this project has made is doing in areas like the refugee camp in Dadaab, Kenya.
The BHER project is teaching students to become fluent English, helping them become less dependent on foreign aid organizations and also assisting them in securing jobs inside and out of Dadaab.
The project is co-lead by 91亚色 anthropology Professor .
鈥淭he BHER project is an international partnership of academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, (and) inter-governmental organizations that are working towards the delivery of online and some on-site degrees, diplomas and certificate,鈥 said Giles in a
Since the project began in 2013, around 400 students have enrolled in BHER and half of them have earned degrees or aim to do so by this time next year.