Overview
English4resilience was a project in collaboration with British Council, UNHCR and Digital Learning Associates. DLA was tasked with improving the quality and reach of training for refugee teachers in remote camps in western Ethiopia where there is a lack of face-to-face teacher training opportunities and capacities.
After an extensive researching and piloting phrase, the outcome of the project was an eight-part series of video-led training sessions which teachers in the camps could load onto their mobile phones on SD cards. The course covered a range of teaching techniques with a focus on primary education, with units on using stories and songs in the classroom, and how to manage games in a class with a lot of students.
Team Structure
The team was made up of stakeholders from a range of organisations including UNHCR, British Council and the Ethiopian government. I worked as an integral part of a small Digital Learning Associates team; liaising with stakeholders, participants and production teams; conducting research and needs analysis; developing a curriculum and course concept in collaboration The Institute of Education in London.
My Role
As the lead producer, curriculum writer and project manager I oversaw every element of the course production from conception to delivery. This included: collaboration with various educational partners in the development of a curriculum, scripting all individual units, training teachers on the techniques they would demonstrate in the videos, directing a crew on set in the camps in precarious and fast changing situations with a complex security situation, overseeing the final edit in both English and Arabic Versions.
Personal Outcomes
Working as part of such a large and diverse team spread across two continents tuned my skills in leadership and collaboration. Working in contexts with complex and fast changing security concerns improved my ability to work to a tight deadline under pressure, adapting to unexpected situations and getting the job down no matter what.