This Refugee is Using Free Online Education to Help Rebuild His Life — And Hopefully Syria, Too
by Meghan Werft
Jul 20, 2017 9:05 AM ET
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HP Inc. | Digital Equity
Originally published on Global Citizen
Hadi Althib thought he wanted to be a dentist in Syria before the civil war broke out in his home country. But now he has other plans.
Althib, 23, wants to build a movement of youth who will lead peace-building efforts in Syria after the war and he is using free education programs to reach his goal, he told TIME magazine.
Global Citizen and our partner CHIME FOR CHANGE recently hosted a hackathon where developers spent hours creating ideas for how refugee girls can access education and health tools. And companies like HP also offer free learning programs for a range of technical skills.
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