https://www.jehaneakiki.com/home daily 1.0 2024-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627475197507-O9GZLCJTT7GXZAYGIPGQ/JehaneAkikiPic.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627475197566-QBT94B9H26NDREQSF39E/200529_FNA_Vision+Prize+Final+Submission32.png Home - Farms Not Arms As co-founder and managing director of Farms Not Arms from 2018–2023, I guided an international team of architects, farmers, and strategists in addressing food security, climate resilience, and social cohesion. Through extensive design research, stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation, we developed a scalable, multi-agricultural farm model blending regenerative agriculture and low-tech hydroponics to maximize food production and sequester carbon. I led strategic planning, roadmap development, and carried the project from model creation to implementation. I launched Turba Farm, a women-led , regenerative organic farm, that piloted the farm model in Zahle, Beqaa, Lebanon and ran successfully from 2021 to 2023. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627551130194-HBQ2ADH1V6H1Y16K31X9/Screen%252BShot%252B2021-05-31%252Bat%252B12.41.22%252BPM.jpg Home Learning Blocks As the founder of Learning Blocks, I led the development of a certification system designed to validate non-formal and alternative education for displaced and underserved learners. Driven by design thinking and research, I developed the concept and built a team to address the challenge of documenting non-traditional learning achievements. Learning Blocks piloted a blockchain-powered solution, enabling personalized, tamper-proof certificates of student achievements. Tested in Jordan and Lebanon, recognized by UNICEF, and showcased at Web Summit 2019, the project revealed insights into the role and limitations of blockchain technology in providing access and validation to quality education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627551427303-PTBS8CZ30CL4ONREA03P/Screen+Shot+2017-10-11+at+3.01.12+PM.png Home - Digilit Bootcamp The Digilit Bootcamp is an education initiative I designed to address the rapid changes in the global economy, with a focus on equipping underserved populations—like refugee communities—with practical, 21st-century skills. I developed a three-part curriculum combining digital skills, design thinking, and social-emotional learning through the arts. This foundational approach helps learners gain valuable tools for economic participation, creativity, and resilience, ensuring that education directly supports their potential in the workforce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627640536885-1BC8UR9FJTZ2I0Z9S6EQ/Screen+Shot+2021-07-30+at+6.19.03+AM.png Home - The Launching Pad The Launching Pad is a 21st-century education strategy I designed to create a holistic, student-centered, and skills-based education system. It considers the evolving landscape of global skills demands while fostering the inherent capacities and curiosities each learner must develop to thrive in an uncertain world. This strategy focuses on building the foundation for education that empowers students with the necessary tools to navigate and contribute to the rapidly changing economy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627741399979-DLB0DVVWGZX37EX4BPSD/eliminating%2Bthe%2Bother%2Bconcept.jpg Home - Eliminating the Other This project, which started as part of my Master's program, uses design thinking to explore how to build inclusive environments for marginalized groups. Initially comparing cases of social marginalization—such as gentrification in NYC, migrant workers in China, and Syrian refugees globally—this project led to a framework for social integration. It later expanded to focus specifically on Syrian refugees, identifying the networks and areas needed for smarter economic and social inclusion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627550119830-WP4HLF7HSFDKUYV45MQP/Habitat+III+presenting+pic.jpg Home - UN Habitat III, Thematic Meeting on Informal Settlements, South Africa. Hosted side event ‘Eliminating the Other’ talking about how design thinking can illuminate governance challenges in creating more inclusive cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61014cfdc154932bf69e67fb/1627550733167-B4PWZJX4RN7OHH5AVEEH/29750184_10160167297185501_8329809646505886260_o.jpg Home - UNESCO, Mobile Learning Week, Paris. 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