Things I learnt from youth building from nothing

Things I learnt from youth building from nothing

Dr. Anu Chakravarty
Published on: 24/02/2026

Practitioner education- a year of learning from youth who build futures from nothing

LivelihoodEducationYouthRefugeeUrban PoorPractitioner education
The power of hungry learners- Hacking their way to more food security in a refugee camp

The power of hungry learners- Hacking their way to more food security in a refugee camp

Dr. Anu Chakravarty
Published on: 17/11/2025

Hungry Learners- An incredible experiment in more food security and the under-estimated, under-utilized capacity of youth, particularly refugee youth

LivelihoodYouthRefugeeReinforcing disadvantage
How to Build from Nothing- The Story of FURAHA youth, Kenya

How to Build from Nothing- The Story of FURAHA youth, Kenya

Dr. Anu Chakravarty
Published on: 30/06/2025

How did four young people working menial jobs build a high school with an endowment fund, high quality student support services, and academic results placing their poorest students at top national colleges? That too, in Kenya’s second largest slum.

LivelihoodEducationYouthEntrepreneurshipUrban PoorAfrica
STEM jobs for the most disadvantaged

STEM jobs for the most disadvantaged

Dr. Anu Chakravarty
Published on: 15/06/2025

How to identify those with most potential among the most disadvantaged --and help them access STEM jobs

LivelihoodEducationYouthRural PoorReinforcing disadvantage