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Learning for Girls & Women

Thaki

Thaki advances inclusion by enhancing women and girls' digital literacy and skills among displaced refugees and vulnerable communities.

Team Leader
Rudayna Abdo
Thaki advances inclusion by enhancing women and girls' digital literacy and skills among displaced refugees and vulnerable communities.

The Problem

There are 181 million vulnerable people in MENA with 36.4 million needing education support (UNICEF 2025). Refugee and vulnerable children confront critical educational barriers: lack of quality education, digital literacy, technology; overcrowded classrooms; limited internet connectivity; language barriers; and psycho-social support needs due to trauma and displacement, threatening their futures.

The Solution

Thaki fills an essential learning gap for those with limited or no access to education. Thaki collects donations of used laptops and turns them into valuable learning tools using a bespoke content platform in Arabic and English. Thaki distributes the laptops to schools and informal education providers and provides an off-line solution to address poor internet connectivity in recipient communities. Thaki's educational content and teaching resource guide focus on numeracy, literacy, sustainability, civic values, ICT, entrepreneurship, and life skills. Thaki also places a strong focus on wellbeing and social-emotional learning.

Stats

Thaki has placed devices and educational content in the hands of approximately 60,000 students across under-resourced schools.

What is the name of your organization?
Thaki
What is the name of your solution?
Thaki
Provide a one-line summary or tagline for your solution.
Thaki advances inclusion by enhancing women and girls' digital literacy and skills among displaced refugees and vulnerable communities.
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Amsterdam
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
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What type of organization is your solution team?
Nonprofit
Film your elevator pitch.
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What specific problem are you solving?
There are 181 million vulnerable people in MENA with 36.4 million needing education support (UNICEF 2025). Refugee and vulnerable children confront critical educational barriers: lack of quality education, digital literacy, technology; overcrowded classrooms; limited internet connectivity; language barriers; and psycho-social support needs due to trauma and displacement, threatening their futures.
What is your solution?
Thaki fills an essential learning gap for those with limited or no access to education. Thaki collects donations of used laptops and turns them into valuable learning tools using a bespoke content platform in Arabic and English. Thaki distributes the laptops to schools and informal education providers and provides an off-line solution to address poor internet connectivity in recipient communities. Thaki's educational content and teaching resource guide focus on numeracy, literacy, sustainability, civic values, ICT, entrepreneurship, and life skills. Thaki also places a strong focus on wellbeing and social-emotional learning.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Thaki was founded to serve children in extreme vulnerability. It helps disadvantaged host community and refugee children of all ages by providing them with their right to equity in quality education through e-learning. Thaki also promotes the competencies of teachers in formal and non-formal educational settings through training in digital literacy and effective methodologies in teaching. Thaki acts as a bridge between education technology solutions and some of the most vulnerable communities, and fosters an enabling environment for both teachers and children, equipping them with skills for acquire employability, and gain 21st-century skills. Thaki remains connected to its beneficiary directly and through partner organizations who are in the field and in direct contact with children and teachers. To better tailor to the needs of our beneficiaries we gather user feedback through user evaluation surveys, field observations and impact stories from recipient partners. We adapt trainings, resources, software and programs, accordingly.

Organization Type:
Nonprofit

Headquarters:
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Stage:
Scale

Working In:
Lebanon, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Egypt, Arab Rep.

Solution Website:
thaki.org

Solution Team:
Rudayna Abdo
Rudayna Abdo
Founder