layla_mansour
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How do you keep participant data safe with almost no budget?
We work with refugee families. The data we hold could genuinely put people at risk. We have no IT staff and no budget for a system.
layla_mansour
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Refugee education. Nine years in the field, still learning.
- Amman, Jordan
- Joined 15 July 2026
layla_mansour
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How do you work with people without turning them into case studies?
Funders want stories. The families we work with did not sign up to be anybody story.
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