Ariam Mogos
35m
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Spark Chat
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Ariam Mogos is a learning technologist, a designer, an educator, and a social activist working at the intersection of education, human rights, and global development. Currently an Education Innovation Specialist with UNICEF Innovation, she was previously the Director of Digital Learning and Leadership for Global Kids and an active member of the Hive NYC Learning Network. Ariam is also the founder of the Nairobi Play Project, a game design and computer programming initiative that equips urban refugee youth with 21st-century skills while supporting their integration into Kenyan society. We chat about her upbringing and all of this amazing work she has been doing!
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