\u201cStudies revealed several challenges hinder the schooling of Syrian refugee children<\/a>, including limited school capacities, transportation difficulties, curriculum and language differences, and inadequacy of teacher expertise. Using a blended learning model, we designed a complete solution, based on our social learning platform WinjiGo<\/a>, to help cities tackle these problems.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBeing selected as a Finalist in the 2016 Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards is recognition of not only our e-learning platform\u2019s contribution to realising a school without borders experience for underserved communities across the globe, but also its ability to empower the government and community towards addressing the challenges and finding a way to turn these challenges into a sustainable advantage. Leveraging Microsoft platforms empowered us to roll out our solution quickly with limited cost, gaining the trust of various stakeholders. We are excited to work on our goal of scaling-up the impact to reach 7-10 times the number of children with the same budget,\u201d continued Sallam.<\/p>\n The company\u2019s educational solution has broad market potential as it can be applied where children are in distress due to wars or natural disasters, which the company believes is an essential step in transforming cities around the world and helping them do more with less.<\/p>\n ITWORX Education\u2019s efforts were recognised among a global field of Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Awards were presented in several categories, with winners chosen from more than 2,500 entrants from 119 countries.<\/p>\n In September 2015, ITWORX Education ran a blended learning pilot at the Saad Nayel School in a refugee camp in Lebanon\u2019s Zahle’ District.<\/p>\n Gavriella Schuster, General Manager, Worldwide Partner Group, Microsoft Corp, said: \u201cWe are honored to recognise ITWORX Education as this year\u2019s Finalist of the 2016 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award. ITWORX Education is a prime example of the excellent talent we see in our Microsoft partner community to deliver innovative and transformative solutions to our mutual customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
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