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Global Initiative Bi-weekly site updates

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                                                                                                     July 27th to August 14th, 2025 Rwanda HEC boss talks reforms poised to position Rwanda as higher education hub Like other levels of education in Rwanda, higher learning is undergoing reforms aimed at boosting quality, aligning academic programmes with evolving labour market needs; promote internationalization, and positioning the country as a competitive education hub on the continent. In an exclusive interview with The New Times, Edward Kadozi, the Director General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), outlined his priorities since assuming office six months ago, as well as reforms designed to improve service delivery, streamline accr...
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Global Initiative Bi-weekly site updates

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                                                                                                           July 09th to July 24, 2025 Kenya Kenya’s flagship refugee integration plan runs into local opposition In March this year, the Kenyan government unveiled a comprehensive plan to transform the country’s refugee camps into self-reliant, integrated settlements, allowing refugees and host communities to live and work side by side – a significant shift from the restrictive and aid-dependent encampment policies of the past.  The Shirika Plan aims to fold the refugee camps of Dadaab and Kakuma into municipalities administered by the respective counties of Garissa and Turkana, who will eventually take over service deliv...
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                                                                                                         June 25th to July 07, 2025 Malawi Dzaleka camp : Malawi inventories precarious housing, refugees skeptical A census of houses in poor condition began on Tuesday at the Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi. The initiative, jointly led by the UNHCR and the Malawian government, aims to rehabilitate dilapidated housing and provide solutions for the homeless living in the camp. A project welcomed but received with reservations by many refugees. The refugees of Dzaleka, who have been demanding the rehabilitation of their precarious homes for years, say they are relieved that their grievances are finally beginning to be addressed. Howe...
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