Abstract
In 2015, over one million asylum seekers arrived in Europe. With governments and traditional institutions gridlocked in providing refugee support, new actors began to emerge. Several organizations offering coding programs to refugees launched across the globe as way to address and aid in their displacement. European-based boot camps aimed for digital integration, working with refugees to kickstart their new life within the continent. Boot camps based in the Middle East worked with refugees, internally displaced people, and vulnerable youth to provide the skills needed to access digital economy. Regardless of geographical distinction, these boot camps utilized a code education to empower and improve an individual’s livelihood to much success. The research presented was conducted over a period from early 2018 to January 2019.
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I’d first like to thank Alexandra Clare and Marcello Bonatto, the co-founders of Re:Coded, whose organization inspired my initial research on the emergence of coding boot camps for refugees. Special thanks goes to Hugh Bosely of RBK, as well as Anne Riechert and her team at ReDI for providing me the opportunity to interview and visit their space. In addition, thanks to Ben Mason of Betterplace Lab whose work informs a better understanding of digital integration for refugees. This work has been supported by the Media, Culture, and Communications department at NYU Steinhardt.
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Francis, J. (2019). Coding Boot Camps for Refugees. In: Salah, A., Pentland, A., Lepri, B., Letouzé, E. (eds) Guide to Mobile Data Analytics in Refugee Scenarios. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12554-7_4
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