"It is important to rebel against any conventional idea or any stereotype that society impose upon us"
Rawan Barakat stands out as she defied her visual impairment to become a social entrepreneur reaching out to affect the lives of more than 30,000 children all over Jordan and the UAE. She received the Synergos Arab Social Innovator award in 2011, the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Award for Globally Influential Arab Youth in 2013, and the Order of Al Hussein for Distinguished Contributions of the Second Class in 2015. She is also an Ashoka Fellow (2015).
She is the founder of the Raneen Foundation’ a “non profit organisation” which aims to develop the listening and communication skills for children as well as the educational methods. Rawan reached more than 30,000 children all over Jordan and the UAE, and to around 1000 teachers as well mothers who have been trained in new and creative storytelling methods.
Raneen, which means echo in Arabic, seeks to teach youth about prominent stories in the Arab culture through audiobooks for ages five through sixteen.
Rawan’s work creates a space for more participatory interaction and creative learning and invites teachers to re-think traditional learning methodologies. Already replicated in schools and refugee camps throughout the Levant region, Rawan has plans to spread her methodology to the rest of the Arab world.
This episode is the result of a team work. Thank you very much Lina Maraqa for translating this conversation. You did great!
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