Smartphone schools could help Syria's child refugees

Educating children fleeing conflict is all but impossible - but non-profit Aliim thinks the answer may be just an app away

It's impossible to stay in school if your family has been pushed hundreds of miles across a continent by conflict or climate change. Unicef estimates there are 30 million children worldwide who are out of school in countries affected by emergencies or conflict.

The former British prime minister Gordon Brown, now the UN special envoy for education, has described Syrian children as potentially "a lost generation" if action is not taken to ensure their continued schooling.