Backpacker, Go! Winter 2022 Newsletter 1.3
Backpacker, Go!
Winter 2022 Newsletter 1.3
Emma Tolliver, Editor and Director of Research UC Davis Backpack Guide Collective
Published by the Article 26 Backpack team at the University of California, Davis, Backpacker, Go! provides resources, news, and relevant information to Backpackers to support them in protecting their human right to education. This quarter, we have information about the Backpacker survey, free academic credentialing resources, and scholarship and fellowship opportunities.
First, we have an introduction from Backpacker #1: Keith David Watenpaugh, Professor and Director of Human Rights Studies.
Article 26 Backpack News
This quarter, Article 26 Backpack conducted a survey to better understand Backpackers’ experience using the platform and concerns about document storage. Almost all Backpackers surveyed agreed that they worried about the safety of their documents, and many confirmed that they had experienced obstacles in applying for higher education institutions or scholarships due to missing/inadequate documents. Recognizing these concerns, we are glad to know that the vast majority of those surveyed felt their documents were safely secured on the Backpack platform.
The vast majority of Backpackers also indicated that they wished to learn more about university and scholarship applications. To that end, we have included a section on relevant opportunities that we encourage Backpackers to apply for.
Resources
Academic Credentialing Services
Education Credential Evaluators (ECE®) Aid is providing free credentialing services for Backpackers. These services compare academic and professional degrees earned in one country to academic and professional degrees earned in another. To use ECE® Aid’s credentialing service, please email us at backpack@ucdavis.edu.
Education Credential Evaluators (ECE®) AID está proporcionando servicios de acreditación gratuita para mochileros. Estos servicios comparan títulos académicos y profesionales obtenidos en un país con títulos académicos y profesionales obtenidos en otro. Para usar el servicio de acreditación de ECE® AID, por favor envíenos un correo electrónico a backpack@ucdavis.edu.
Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE®) Aid fournit des services d’accréditation gratuits pour les Backpackers. Ces services comparent les diplômes universitaires et professionnels obtenus dans un pays aux diplômes universitaires et professionnels obtenus dans un autre. Pour utiliser le service d’accréditation d’ECE® Aid, veuillez nous envoyer un e-mail à: backpack@ucdavis.edu.
مرکز «کمک به ارزیابی تحصیلی» (ECE® Aid) خدمات تأیید مدارک تحصیلی را به صورت رایگان برای کاربران «کوله‌پشتی» ارائه می‌کند. این خدمات، مدارک تحصیلی و حرفه ای را در یک کشور با مدارک علمی و حرفه ای در کشور دیگر مقایسه می کند. برای استفاده از خدمات کمک به ارزیابی تحصیلی ECE® Aid، لطفاً به ما ایمیل بزنید: backpack@ucdavis.edu
يقدم Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE®) Aid خدمات تقييم مجانية لحاملي الحقيبة. تقارن هذه الخدمات الدرجات الأكاديمية والمهنية التي تم الحصول عليها في بلد ما مع الدرجات الأكاديمية والمهنية التي تم الحصول عليها في بلد آخر. لاستخدام خدمة Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE®) Aid، يرجى مراسلتنا عبر البريد الإلكتروني على
Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities
Welcome to Backpacker, Go’s new “Scholarship and Fellowship Opportunities” section! This new section will share opportunities and resources that Backpackers may be eligible to apply for.
Title: Online Bachelors degree in Communications or Management with Kepler
Organization: Kepler and Southern New Hampshire University
Requirements: Secondary/high school diploma, secondary/high school scores (grade 10, 11 & 12), strong interest in business studies/management, strong English skills, leadership skills, upfront tuition payment before commencement of academic year, valid passport, and a police clearance letter (if an international student).
Description: Kepler has opened applications for admission to new students for online Bachelors degree in Communications and bachelors degree in Management to start classes at Kepler Campus in Kigali, Rwanda starting March 2023.
Deadline:December 30, 2022
Application HERE
Remember to Use Your Backpack
As you apply to universities and other institutions, remember to update your Backpack! We encourage you to review your Backpack and update it to reflect all of your academic and professional achievements prior to submitting applications.
Your digital portfolio can store items such as a resume, CV, creative works, and letters of recommendation and can be shared with educational institutions and employers in Backpacks.
Your educational portfolio can store items such as transcripts, diplomas, certificates, and letters of recommendation and can be shared with educational institutions and employers in Backpacks.
You can create a Shared Backpack to share the contents of your Backpack with educational institutions, university affiliates, and employers. You can create a Shared Backpack on the Create a Share page. You can create different Shared Backpacks to suit your needs. All Shared Backpacks expire after seven days to protect your privacy.
Using techniques borrowed from the humanities field of "digital storytelling," the Article 26 Backpack gives Backpackers a chance to record and upload an oral statement of purpose, "My Story/My Future.” The short videos also provide a way to bring a human face to the academic documents that are contained in Backpacks.
You choose what to upload, and you can choose if and when to delete your documents. You are in control of the contents of your Backpack.
To learn more about how to use Article 26 Backpack, please watch this tutorial.
Meet an Article 26 Backpack Team Member
Get to know the Article 26 Backpack Team!
Meet Jackson Byiringiro, our Article 26 Backpack Refugee College Guidance Counselor at Kepler. As the Refugee College Guidance Counselor, Jackson provides educational guidance for students at enrollment events, conducts advising sessions to help students connect with educational and employment opportunities, advocates for refugee rights and opportunities, and supports the enrollment of students into Article 26 Backpack.
About his work, Jackson says, "It’s not enough to keep refugees sheltered and fed. Like every other child all around the world, refugee children should enjoy access to quality education to the level they like."
Thank you Jackson for all the work you do to protect the human right to education!
Contact the Article 26 Backpack Team
Follow us on Facebook (@a26backpack), Twitter (@a26backpack), and Instagram (@article26backpack).
Email us at Backpack@ucdavis.edu.
For more about Article 26 Backpack, visit us at https://backpack.ucdavis.edu/ .
At this time, we only have the resources to produce this newsletter in English, but we are hoping to expand and develop translated versions of the newsletter. If you have any feedback for us regarding our newsletter or have thoughts on what resources and support you would like to see in future newsletters, please do not hesitate to reach out!
