Amala Education

02/10/2026

10,000 learners!

Amala has now reached ten thousand young people in fourteen countries across the world, affected by conflict and displacement. Each has learnt, persevered, shaped their own future and made change in their community.

Behind that number are our dedicated educators who show up every day, partners who share our belief in the transformative power of education and supporters who make the work possible.

This is a milestone on the way to our audacious goal for 2040: reaching millions of young people with education to change their lives, their communities and the world.

29/09/2026

Yousef has always been an artist. When his family was forced to flee to Jordan in 2023, he had to leave his home and his job as a tattoo artist behind. In Jordan, Yousef couldn't work. So, he started painting, as a way to express his thoughts at a time when his world had changed.

When Yousef joined Amala, his journey with sculpture began. After graduating, he was able to start teaching sculpture to others as a tutor at a local college.

This month, Yousef celebrates an important milestone as an artist: his first solo exhibition, and a book to accompany it.

"Amala organised our thoughts," Yousef says. "We started to see the world in a new way."

Rite of Passage is on at Q0DE Art Space in Amman until 30 September.

You can read more about Yousef's journey at Amala and as an artist in our latest blog: https://www.amalaeducation.org/news-blog/yousefs-story?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yousef-story&utm_content=carousel-post

Photos by Raaed Shima, Yasr Abdalla, and Moatasim Salih

09/09/2026

📢 Amala is delighted to announce that Tarek Alami will be Amala's next Chair of our Board of Trustees from January 2027. Tarek brings more than twenty years of leadership across international education systems, philanthropy and organisational transformation.

Amala extends deepest thanks to Keith Clark, our founding Chair since 2017, for a decade of leadership, wisdom and commitment to growing Amala into an internationally accredited organisation reimagining what education can look like for refugee and conflict-affected youth.

Learn more about Tarek and what's next for Amala 👉
https://www.amalaeducation.org/news-blog/next-board-chair-tarek-alami?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=board-chair&utm_content=carousel-post

13/08/2026

13/08/2026

⏱ There is less than a week left to apply for the Amala Global Secondary Diploma in Amman, Jordan ⏱

See what the internationally accredited programme looks like in this video - produced and presented by the students!

Apply by 18 August: https://www.amalaeducation.org/study-with-us

12/08/2026

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Young people aren't just the leaders of tomorrow. They are leading today too. Lavie is proof of that.

Forced to leave Congo before finishing secondary school, Lavie joined Amala's first Global Secondary Diploma cohort in Kakuma Camp. He runs Arise Community Welfare Access, a community project supporting children, many of whom have disabilities or are orphaned, with English, Swahili and food growing classes.

"Learners of today are the teachers of tomorrow. We have to be educated to educate others."

Different contexts, common aspirations is this year's official theme of UN International Youth Day. Our learners in Jordan, Kenya, Uganda, Thailand, South Sudan, Bangladesh and Nigeria face very different realities. What those young people share is the same drive to learn, build, and lead.

Read Lavie's full story:

Lavie was forced out of Congo before he had a chance to finish secondary school. Like so many young people who arrive in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya’s arid northern territories seeking sanctuary, he was told that he had to go back to primary school. He was 22 at the time. Without fluency in Engli...

05/08/2026

Strong partnerships create stronger pathways.

We're celebrating how Amala and Elimisha Kakuma build on each other's strengths to expand opportunities for refugee youth: transformative secondary education, leadership development and university preparation to help young people pursue their ambitions and shape their futures.

The impact of that partnership is clear. Mukunzi, who took part in our Global Secondary Diploma and Elimisha's competitive university preparation programme, has become the first Amala alumnus to receive a full scholarship to Bennington College in the United States!

Read more:
https://www.amalaeducation.org/news-blog/elimisha-amala-partnership

31/07/2026

Amala has joined other UK-based human rights and education-focused organisations in calling on the UK Home Secretary to reconsider the policy put in place in March 2026 that blocks study visas for citizens of four countries, including Afghanistan.

The ban is particularly devastating for Afghan women and girls, who have been barred from education beyond the sixth grade for almost five years. This policy closes one of the few doors still open to those determined and talented students fighting for their right to learn.

We need solidarity, not further restrictions. Everyone deserves a safe pathway to education.

Read the letter:

Amala has joined other UK-based human rights and education-focused organisations in calling on the UK Home Secretary to reconsider the policy put in place in March 2026 that blocks study visas for citizens of four countries, including Afghanistan. The ban is particularly devastating for Afghan wome

20/07/2026