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- 1. <Refugees> and </Coding> Jocelyn James Junior Full-Stack Web Developer | Human Rights Specialist 16 March 2017 | Q-Centrix San Diego
- 2. Overview Who am I? What’s the situation? What’s the solution? How does it work? What’s next? How can you get involved?
- 3. Who Am I? Full-stack web developer: Ruby/Rails, JavaScript Background in refugee and immigrant services/resettlement MA in Human Rights Dissertation on aftercare/integration for survivors of trauma
- 4. The Situation: Refugees Refugees 21.3 million refugees worldwide Need for ‘durable solutions’ repatriation local integration resettlement
- 5. “Access to durable solutions for refugees will be easier if they have been able to become self-reliant pending the identification and establishment of this solution” ~UNHCR, ‘Solutions for Refugees’
- 6. The Situation, continued Self reliance = Access to the local economy – jobs, education, accommodation, social services Requires = Legal status Marketable, transferable skills to generate a sustainable income
- 7. The Situation: Technology Technology demand Increase in demand for skills in tech Need for adaptable workers who learn new skills quickly "For every software developer, there's five jobs” – Alexandra Clare, founder of RE:CODED
- 8. The Solution: Teach Code Benefits to refugees, host countries, & employers Refugees: stability, income, and sense of belonging/purpose Host countries: subverts the common perception of refugees as a burden on the local economy and public services Employers: gain employees who are adaptable, dedicated, and committed to learn
- 9. How? In-person Code Your Future – London, UK Hack Your Future – Amsterdam, Netherlands Refugees on Rails – Germany (multiple cities) Refugee Coding Project – Salt Lake City, UT Remote RE:CODED – Iraq-based students, US-based instruction Code Door – worldwide, based in Germany
- 10. Different Programs, Same Model Tech professionals volunteer their time Refugees complete prep courses independently Volunteer instructors mentor refugee students Refugees finish course with marketable tech skills
- 11. What Next? Basic model can be duplicated worldwide Refugees + skills-based volunteers = coding program! Can be scaled to different needs Small- or large-scale Short- to long-term Computer basics to advanced programming
- 12. What about YOU? Be informed Overview: www.unrefugees.org/what-is-a-refugee/ Stay up-to-date on immigration legislation Be involved Get to know your local refugee community Volunteer your time/talent San Diego Refugee Tutoring: sdrefugeetutoring.com/ IRC San Diego: www.rescue.org/united-states/san-diego-ca Spread your coding knowledge!
- 13. Resources Refugee stats: www.unhcr.org/en-us/figures-at-a- glance.html Refugee resettlement: www.unhcr.org/50a4c17f9.pdf CodeYourFuture: codeyourfuture.co/index.html HackYourFuture: hackyourfuture.net/#/ Refugees on Rails: refugeesonrails.org/en/index.html Refugee Coding Project: www.refugeecodingproject.com/ RE:CODED: www.re-coded.com/
Hinweis der Redaktion
- UNHCR statistics for 2015 “Resettlement is the transfer of refugees from an asylum country to another State that has agreed to admit them and ultimately grant them permanent settlement.” -why is the resettlement number so low?
- In order to become self-reliant, refugees need access to the local economy; in order to have access to the local economy, refugees need legal status, as well as marketable skills
- 2015 – White House claimed there to be 545,000 unfilled IT jobs Employment of software developers is projected to grow 17 percent from 2014 to 2024, much faster than the average for all occupations. The main reason for the rapid growth is a large increase in the demand for computer software. – Bureau of Labor Statistics (December 2015)
- Obstacle to refugees gaining legal status and therefore employment/self-sufficiency in second/third countries: perception of refugees as a burden on the local economy. Possessing an in-demand skill subverts that burden so that refugees can be seen as a benefit and a resource.
- Some programs partner with online coding resources who offer their courses free of charge to refugees -Refugees on Rails: The Firehose Project -RE:CODED: The Flatiron School
- Each program, remote and in-person, follows the same model for teaching: Instruction is volunteer-based – tech professionals donate their time as mentors Refugees must complete certain free courses independently to prove their commitment to learning
- New York Times overview of immigration reform: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/29/us/trump-refugee-ban-muslim-executive-order.html?_r=0