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The G12++ gives displaced learners a way to validate their education, even when that education happened outside a formal system. Alsama Project launched the first G12++ examination in February 2026 in Shatila refugee camp. Several students who had arrived in the camps unable to read or do basic maths have now attained the qualification after completing a rigorous assessed programme. For these students, the credential is more than a certificate. It is evidence of learning, persistence and potential. It can help them access universities, vocational training and employment opportunities that may otherwise have remained out of reach. “The barrier has never been ability,” says Ziervogel. “What has been missing is
recognition. The G12++ exists to change that, and Cambridge’s partnership is what makes that argument impossible to ignore.” Opening Doors to Higher Education and Work For refugee students such as Wissal Al-Jaber, that recognition can be life changing. Wissal fled Syria to Lebanon at the age of nine after spending a year imprisoned by Islamic State with her family. Her education has been repeatedly interrupted, yet her ambition has remained intact. “I have survived war more than once,” she says. “Each time, I told myself, hold on to your education, because war may threaten your present, but education will protect your future.”
session at Shatila refugee camp, Beirut
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