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The RET, headquartered in Geneva, with offices around the world, was founded in December 2000 by Mrs Sadako Ogata…
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RET Education Conference in Geneva (December 2011)
Paths towards peace – Geneva RET Conference – 12-15 December 2011 “Protecting through Education,” reads the Refugee Education Trust’s motto. Indeed, since the year 2000, the RET has committed itself to providing education and to developing self-reliance to youth facing violence, conflicts, and disasters. Consequently, the RET organised its annual Education Conference to discuss the achievements and challenges of its programmes and to sharpen its global vision. From the 12th to the 15th of December, members of both headquarters and field staff were invited to meet in Geneva to discuss and to share their best practices and results so as to provide high quality education programmes worldwide and to add value to each of the field projects.
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Salah Hamid, Chad
Salah Hamid Yahya is 27 years old today. In October 2011, he started to attend RET’s Grade 8 course leading to an accredited exam and opening him to both new studies and life perspectives. The bright future he strives for today contrasts radically with his situation back in 2004. “The Darfur war compelled my family and me to flee from our home city El Djenena and forced me to leave my education behind,” he explains. Following the flow of population across the Sudanese border into Chad, Salah Amid reached the camp of Farchana in Eastern Chad, where Sudanese refugees received assistance.
