Borderless Higher Education for Refugees (BHER) – Making educational programs available where refugees need them

GENDER AND EQUITY

Gender equitable access to education will enable young women to access employment and participate actively in local decision making.

The BHER Learning Centre

The BHER Learning Centre is home to over 400 students during the initial phase of the BHER project.

Student Teacher Math Lesson

BHER student teacher leading a math class.

Support BHER Students

For as little at $10 a day, help refugees in Kenya access higher education.

Drawing on the expertise of Canadian and Kenyan universities, we respond to the need for trained teachers and community educators through the provision of equitable, inclusive, gender-sensitive and culturally responsive university programs in the refugee encampments of Dadaab, Kenya.

Stories from the Field

Learn more about the experiences of BHER partners, staff and students in the refugee camps of Dadaab, Kenya.

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Support BHER Students

Distances from the Dadaab camps to the BHER Learning Centre are considerable and unsafe to be walked, especially for women. Receiving transportation tokens, food chits and hygienic products allows students to attend educational programs that are otherwise inaccessible.

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