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World Congress 2023 • Aug 11, 2023

Bringing digital education to refugee and host communities in remote regions of Africa

Phil Helliwell

How do you build a fault-tolerant, multilingual educational platform for remote refugee camps without reliable internet? Discover the offline-first architecture powered by Elixir, Phoenix LiveView, and CSS logical properties.

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#1 about 3 min

Overcoming educational gaps for displaced populations

How a lack of continuous resources hinders long-term education in refugee camps.

#2 about 6 min

Core components of instant network schools

Providing holistic digital education through connected hardware, solar infrastructure, and local curriculum.

#3 about 4 min

Hardware evolution and offline-first network infrastructure

Adapting physical kits and local servers to handle harsh environments and unreliable internet connections.

#4 about 2 min

Managing digital classroom content with local portals

Equipping teachers and students with local offline learning resources and digital literacy training.

#5 about 4 min

Adapting user interfaces for right-to-left languages

Utilizing CSS layouts and logical properties to automatically flip interface elements for Arabic readers.

#6 about 3 min

Managing remote devices with Elixir and Ansible

Building an administrative panel to orchestrate reliable and fault-tolerant background updates across remote schools.

#7 about 3 min

Measuring impact and opening developer volunteering opportunities

How the learning initiative improves academic outcomes and where software engineers can contribute their skills.

#8 about 5 min

Deployment regions and offline digital schooling resources

Clarifying geographic support regions and the differences between offline portals and traditional online courses.

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