Submitted by hthowfeek@eaa.org.qa on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:33

The Rumie Initiative is a nonprofit organization and a Canadian registered charity. It delivers free, digital learning content to underprivileged children via affordable tablets (at the cost of USD 50). Through LearnSyria project, the initiative is partnering with The Syrian Kids Foundation, who runs the Al-Salam School in a Syrian refugee camp, in Reyhanli. The Al-Salam School is using Rumie Tablets which contain a full curriculum of Syrian e-textbooks (modified version of Syrian curriculum approved by Turkey Governemnt), video lessons from Nafham and Tahrir Academy, educational games tailored to each grade and other open source materials. The Rumie initiative is currently planning to scale up provision in Turkey and Lebanon.

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0 to 4 years
5 to 7 years
8 to 10 years
11 to 14 years
15 to 18 years

Google Impact Challenge, MIT solve, Forbes, Global Entrepreneurship Week, Harvard Business School & others

E-Resource Language
English
Self-guided/Independent Use
Self-guided
Website
https://learncloud.rumie.org/search
M-Education Alliance Award (Crisis and Conflict Response) USA, 2021
World Innovations Summit For Education (WISE) Award Qatar, 2022
HundrED Innovations Global Collection Finland, 2022
QS-Wharton Reimagine Education (Access, Diversity, and Inclusion) USA, 2023
HGSE Alumni Council Award for Impact in Education USA, 2024
Open Education Awards for Excellence Qatar, 2024
Anthem Awards USA, 2024

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Innovation Development in EAA works towards identifying persistent challenges in global education, designing and developing innovative solutions to make learning accessible to all, particularly to the hardest-to-reach children and youth in underserved communities. We created IFERB, an award-winning learning approach with diverse and engaging resources to help children learn from the world around them.