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Jul 31, 20232 min read
Meet Marie, our recent DIP graduate leveraging her knowledge to self-teach and freelance online!
Meet Marie, a 19-year-old refugee from Rwanda who graduated from our Nairobi Digital Inclusion Program (DIP) on June 20th. Marie was...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read
Kakuma interview Series Part 3: Meet Ogata
Ogata is a young refugee from the Congo currently enrolled in our Kakuma DIP. Dedicated and ambitious, Ogata leads by example, and...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read
Meet star student Akram, recent Jordan DIP graduate and full time web development freelancer!
Akram is a web developer from Iraq, who graduated from the Jordan Digital Inclusion Program (DIP) this past May. Akram is motivated by...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read
Meet Nyajuok, Nairobi DIP graduate preparing for the global digital transformation by building online freelance skills
Graduation announcement! Nyajuok has successfully completed our Nairobi DIP! On June 20th, our Nairobi DIP students danced across the...
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Jul 3, 20236 min read
Hear from DIP Kakuma ICT trainers Juma and Taban
Taban and Juma are our two Digital Inclusion Program (DIP) ICT instructors in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. As our resident experts on the ...
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May 28, 20234 min read
Meet Cheruto
Cheruto is one of our new DIP students in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Cherto is curious to learn skills like digital marketing,...
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May 28, 20235 min read
ICT Trainers Ru’a and Noor share their thoughts on DIP Jordan cohort 2!
With barely a moment’s rest, our ICT trainers are preparing their intro slides once again for DIP Jordan cohort 2! This new cohort has 36...
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May 28, 20235 min read
Hear from Athraa and Abubakr, two recent Jordan DIP graduates!
Ring the graduation bells! Athraa and Abubakr have graduated from the Jordan DIP! On May 5th, our students officially received their...
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May 28, 20232 min read
Meet Anne, a young South Sudanese Refugee who prefers the flexibility of digital work.
Anne is a young refugee currently enrolled in our second Nairobi DIP. She is the second-born daughter of a South Sudanese family, and is...
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May 24, 20231 min read
Having a very socially minded mindset, Cristina has had many experiences working with NGOs, both in France and abroad. Thanks to her job as a telecommunications engineer, she has used her skills to he
Having a very socially minded mindset, Cristina has had many experiences working with NGOs, both in France and abroad. Thanks to her job...
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May 3, 20234 min read
Meet Asmaa and Andro, two students who just finished their last class in our Jordan Digital Inclusion Program!
Asmaa and Andro are students in our first DIP Jordan Cohort. After 6 months of client negotiation role play, pivot tables, mass mailing...
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May 3, 20232 min read
Kakuma interview Series Part 1: Meet Obang
Obang is one of our new DIP students in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Obang is a refugee from Ethiopia who is determined to show her home...
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Apr 2, 20233 min read
Meet Abubakr
Abubakr, originally from Sudan, holds a Bachelor's degree in computer science and a diploma in social work. The Digital Inclusion Program...
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Apr 2, 20236 min read
Meet our new ICT Trainers in Kakuma, Kenya: Taban and Juma
💻🙌 In February, Konexio and JRS hired two ICT trainers, Taban and Juma, to undergo our 8-week training-of-trainers (ToT) program and...
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Feb 28, 20233 min read
Hear from Enos, Konexio’s implementing partner for the new Kakuma DIP!
Enos Abelle Kabelle is JRS’ Pathfinder Coordinator, who has been an indispensable on-the-ground partner to Konexio as we launch our first...
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Feb 21, 20233 min read
Meet Athraa and Sarmad, two creative DIP students who are using freelancing sites to pursue their passion for design and photography!
Athraa and Sarmad share similar backgrounds and interests – they are both refugees from Iraq who enjoy thinking creatively in their work,...
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Feb 4, 20231 min read
Our students are freelancing in Jordan
In Amman, our first DIP cohort has reached the second half of our digital skills course. This means they are now actively freelancing in...
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Feb 4, 20232 min read
Meet Manal, an endlessly curious learner, Sudanese refugee, and Amman DIP student
Manal is one of Konexio’s 23 digital literacy and freelance students in Amman, Jordan. Jordan has over 760,000 registered refugees, with...
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Feb 3, 20232 min read
Meet Terry Wangesi, aspiring freelance writer, mother of a two-year-old, and one of our RefuSHE students in Nairobi
Terry is one of the 67 students starting their freelancing journey in Nairobi, Kenya. She joined Konexio’s Digital Inclusion Program...
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Feb 3, 20231 min read
Our Digital Inclusion Program is back for round two in Nairobi
✨ 🌞 News from Nairobi! Konexio has launched the second cohort of the Digital Inclusion Program (DIP) in partnership with RefuSHE! In...
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