Amala Education

UK school for refugees

Amala Education

Formation| 2016
Type| Charity
Headquarters| London, England

co-CEOs

| Mia Eskelund Pedersen
Polly Akhurst
Website| https://www.amalaeducation.org/

Formerly called

| Sky School

Amala Education (previously Sky School) is a UK-based charity that provides high school education to refugees.

## Organisation

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Amala Education is a London, England based charity that provides high school level education for refugees.[1][2]

The organisation was founded in 2016 by Polly Akhurst and Mia Eskelund Pedersen, and was originally called Sky School.[1][3][2][4] It is registered charity number 1181373 in England and Wales.[5]

The learning is delivered to refugees through organisations working in refuges camps that are coordinated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, including in Kakuma refugee camp.[2] In 2017, 60% of learning was delivered in person, 40% was delivered online.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b Viggo Stacey (26 March 2021). "Concourse and Amala to collaborate on refugees HE access". The PIE news. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
2. ^ a b c d Richard C C, Davies (2018-09-28). "Blue Sky Thinking Redesigns Refugee Education". Enrich Ed: STEM; Education & International Development; Innovation. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
3. ^ Hoover, Eric (24 June 2021). "Escaping Oblivion". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
4. ^ Celina, Hanna (October 2020). "Designing and exploring student-led online learning environments (PhD thesis)" (PDF).
5. ^ "Amala Education". Amala Education. Retrieved 2022-04-11.

## External links

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* Official website