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Education in displacement
Programme design and assessment for schools, community learning centres, and informal education actors working with displaced and host populations.
— Portfolio · Practitioner & researcher
Education, refugee integration,
and community work —
grounded in the field.
I am Nader Turkmani, a Syrian-Norwegian social work professional from Homs. My work connects refugee support, adult learning, community education, and social impact across Norway, Turkey, and the Syria context.
Based in
Norway / Syria context
Languages
Arabic · English · Norwegian
Roots
Homs, Syria
Working with
NGOs · Municipalities · Education actors
— A note on the work
Quiet, practical, and grounded in what is actually possible.
Refugee integration and education work are full of well-meant plans that struggle when they meet the field. I try to do the opposite — start from what families, teachers, and community workers are already doing, and build out from there.
That means slow listening, careful documentation, and honest conversations with funders about what change looks like in practice. It also means treating the people most affected as colleagues, not subjects.
My commitments are simple: no inflated claims, no extractive research, and no programmes that look impressive on paper but quietly fail in the field.
— Field record
Documented field experience.
A record of the roles and contexts this work has grown from — across Turkey, Norway, and the Syria context.
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Refugee support with ASAM, a UNHCR implementing partner in Turkey
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Community education and integration work with Skeiv Verden / Skeiv Verden Vest
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Adult learning and civic education with Nygård School / Bergen Municipality
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Social work practice with unaccompanied minor asylum seekers at Mysebu
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Community coordination with Masahat
— Focus areas
Four threads that run through the work.
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Refugee inclusion
Practical support to municipalities, NGOs, and education actors on integrating refugees into local services, classrooms, and civic life.
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Community-led practice
Working alongside community organisations to translate field realities into programmes that hold up over time, rather than only on paper.
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Field research & documentation
Qualitative field work, interviews, and case documentation that help organisations see what is actually happening on the ground.
— Who I work with
Organisations doing serious work with displaced and host communities.
I take on a small number of engagements at a time so I can do them properly — usually advisory, research, training, or short field missions.
Discuss a project- 01Humanitarian organisations
- 02NGOs & civil society
- 03Municipalities & local authorities
- 04Foundations & funders
- 05Education actors
- 06Social impact projects
— Get in touch
A short note is the best place to start.
Tell me about the context, the people involved, and what you are trying to make possible. I read every message and reply personally — usually within a few days.