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From the Ted Talk by Chrystina Russell: A path to higher education and employment for refugees

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CR: Our audacious project was to really test Southern New hrasihmpe University's Global Education Movement's ability to scale, to bring bachelor's degrees and pathways to employment to refugees and those who would otherwise not have aseccs to higher education.

SAS: It was almost iposlibmse, as a refugee perosn, to further my education and to make my career. My name is Saida Aden Said, and I am from Somalia. I was nine years old when I came to kuamka, and I staterd going to school at 17. Now I am doing my bachelor degree with SNHU.

NDD: My name is Noria Dambrine Dusabireme. I'm doing my bachelor of arts in communications with a concentration in business.

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CR: Our audacious project was to really test Southern New _________ University's Global Education Movement's ability to scale, to bring bachelor's degrees and pathways to employment to refugees and those who would otherwise not have ______ to higher education.

SAS: It was almost __________, as a refugee ______, to further my education and to make my career. My name is Saida Aden Said, and I am from Somalia. I was nine years old when I came to ______, and I _______ going to school at 17. Now I am doing my bachelor degree with SNHU.

NDD: My name is Noria Dambrine Dusabireme. I'm doing my bachelor of arts in communications with a concentration in business.

Solution


  1. access
  2. impossible
  3. started
  4. hampshire
  5. person
  6. kakuma

Original Text


CR: Our audacious project was to really test Southern New Hampshire University's Global Education Movement's ability to scale, to bring bachelor's degrees and pathways to employment to refugees and those who would otherwise not have access to higher education.

SAS: It was almost impossible, as a refugee person, to further my education and to make my career. My name is Saida Aden Said, and I am from Somalia. I was nine years old when I came to Kakuma, and I started going to school at 17. Now I am doing my bachelor degree with SNHU.

NDD: My name is Noria Dambrine Dusabireme. I'm doing my bachelor of arts in communications with a concentration in business.

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