Koen Timmers

💡Our Solution: Solar Bottle Lamps!
What if we could repurpose plastic waste while bringing light to families? Our students are developing solar lamps that charge during the day and provide free light at night. Will you join us?

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⚡ The Challenges: Hunger, Heat & Lack of Electricity

Education in Kakuma is a battle against reality. Heat, hunger, and a lack of electricity make learning difficult. But we have a solution… and you can help!

Introducing our new initiative "solar light"💡
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✊ Everyone deserves a voice. That’s why we offer sign language lessons and educate children about their rights. In Kakuma, we’re not just teaching reading and math—we’re empowering young people to stand up for themselves and others.
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🤖 From zero to programmer! Our students collaborated with peers worldwide on coding projects for climate action. During the Robotics Hackathon, they built and programmed their first Arduino-powered robots! #Kakumaproject

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🧱 LEGO Build the Change: Building the Future!

For the first time in their lives, our students got their hands on LEGO bricks. But they didn’t just play—they used them to design solutions for environmental challenges

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🥕 School Garden & Food Security
What if you only had one meal a day? Our school garden gives refugee students the chance to grow their own food. This project is about more than agriculture—it’s about hope and resilience.

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🌱 Climate Action: Students in Kakuma are building a greener future! Through our Climate Action Hub, they plant trees, learn about renewable energy, and develop Scratch coding projects focused on climate solutions. Small steps, big impact! #ClimateEducation

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💻 Digital Skills in the Desert – ICT & Web Development
Young people are learning web design & ICT skills - building their first websites & mastering graphic design. These skills open doors to new opportunities! #DigitalEducation #KakumaProject

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📢 Proud to share our 2024 Annual Report! We’ve reached 4,077 students in Kakuma Refugee Camp through innovative education programs.

✅ Coding + designing
✅ Planted 300+ trees
✅ Robotic projects
✅ Sign language
✅ STEM

📖 Read full report: projectkakuma.com/annual-repor... #KakumaProject

Trends Shaping Education 2025 Did you ever wonder how rising inequality and polarisation will shape education? Or how advances in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and other technologies could transform teaching and learni...

Released today: Trends shaping Education in 2025 by @OECDEduSkills www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

Honored to be named an Edruptor and join 20 remarkable global education influencers making waves in international education through social media impact and knowledge sharing. I'm a big believer of creating networks of educators to achieve more together. ISC Research #Edruptors2024.

Marking our 2024 impact with LEGO Build the Change showcase schools on a map. Pink power. 🤘https://www.buildthechangeschools.org @takeactionedu.bsky.social

I’m humbled to receive an honorary degree from Sheffield Hallam University. Very pleased to be called Doctor of Education, honoris causa.
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