Hi everyone. My name is Mrs. Maunda and I work for the Global Education Movement. The Global Education Movement (GEM) is a major SNHU initiative offering university degrees to refugees around the world. Created in 2017, GEM is the first large-scale online learning initiative for refugees, partnering with in-country organizations to deliver high-quality, low-cost education tailored to meet the needs of displaced learners. I genuinely love this cause because I am a foreign national in South African soil, and the current predicament of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa is one that is met with great tension, tough immigration laws and an extremely harsh xenophobic climate. Let us work towards making the lives of refugees and asylum seekers better, by offering opportunities such as this one. If you know of anyone in this kind of predicament, share with them the cause and initiative of the Global Education Movement. Click on the link to see a heartwarming story. There is also another link which leads to GEMS website. Let us spread the cause.

1. SNHU GEM CELEBRATES
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FAMILIES AND BELIEVES HIGHER EDUCATION
SHOULD MEET EVERYONE – INCLUDING PARENTS – WHERE THEY ARE
Hi everyone, my name is Mrs. Amanda Maunda and I are currently employed by the Global Education Movement, which
is facilitated by Southern New Hampshire University. The Global Education Movement (GEM) is a major SNHU initiative
offering university degrees to refugees around the world. Created in 2017, GEM is the first large-scale online learning
initiative for refugees, partnering with in-country organizations to deliver high-quality, low-cost education tailored to meet
the needs of displaced learners. Competency-based education allows for a completely new way of earning a degree, as it
gives refugee students the opportunity to access the learning platform and their own work anywhere with an internet
connection. Learners engage in projects and earn credit by successfully completing them and proving their mastery in
predetermined competencies or tasks.

2. I would just like to share this is a heartwarming story:
SNHU GEM student Achayo shares her experience pursuing a degree while raising four children and running her
own business in the Kakuma Refugee Camp.
Take 2 minutes and click this link to listen to her story:
https://uii.io/087YrS
Sunday marked the International Day of Families, a day
dedicated to the importance of families and the issues that
affect them. This day is especially significant at Southern New
Hampshire University’s Global Education Movement (SNHU
GEM) because many students in our program must balance
education and caring for their families.
In 2020, nearly 70% of SNHU GEM students in Kakuma, Kenya,
were parents – including Achayo Rebecca Loum, a South
Sudanese refugee, single mother, and small business owner.
She lives in the Kakuma Refugee Camp with her four
daughters, mother, and nephew.
Before his passing, Achayo’s father wished for his daughter to pursue an education. But life was upended when Achayo’s
family left everything behind to escape the civil war in South Sudan. Despite this, Achayo was determined to continue her
education and fulfill her late father’s dream.
The birth of her children fueled her commitment to higher education. She wanted to give her children a good life –
including a good education, and saw higher education as the pathway to do so.

3. If you are interested in pursuing higher education, or know of anyone in this kind of situation, SNHU GEM’s will
offer a flexible, self-driven degree program, which is tailored to the unique needs of refugees and displaced
learners.
Click on this link for more information: https://gem.snhu.edu/.