{"id":5359,"date":"2023-10-25T11:30:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/?p=5359"},"modified":"2023-10-23T20:26:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:26:30","slug":"breaking-language-barriers-sankoumba-kouroumas-journey-with-alison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/breaking-language-barriers-sankoumba-kouroumas-journey-with-alison","title":{"rendered":"Breaking Language Barriers: Sankoumba Kourouma&#8217;s Journey with Alison"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meet Sankoumba: A Financial Engineer in Dakar<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sankoumba Kourouma is a Guinean <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/careers\/finance\/financial-engineer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">financial engineer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> living in Dakar, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/tag\/senegal\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Senegal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He came across Alison while searching online and was instantly intrigued when he realised he could take online courses for free.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite being a native <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/tag\/french-language\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">French speaker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Sankoumba didn&#8217;t let language barriers hold him back. For Sankoumba, what sets us apart from other learning platforms, is our free courses. Whether you&#8217;re into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/tag\/finance\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/tag\/art-and-design\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">art<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or anything in between, we\u2019ve got you covered!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empowering French Speakers: Free Diplomas and Certificates in English<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sankoumba now stands among thousands of French speakers who have earned <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/vertical\/english\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">English Certificates and Diplomas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Alison. Our platform&#8217;s straightforward approach makes it ideal for those who might not be fluent in English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through Alison, Sankoumba has already earned over nine certificates. It&#8217;s proof that, with a bit of grit and determination, you can achieve a lot, no matter your background.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watch the video below to see how Alison empowered Sankoumba:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stories of Empowerment | Alison Graduate - Sankoumba Kourouma | Senegal\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UWbBDu7w27A?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you, like Sankoumba, are looking to learn new skills or polish the ones you already have, join Alison and get access to thousands of free courses and professional tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5348\" src=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Learn-for-Free-Blog-CTA-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Learn-for-Free-Blog-CTA-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Learn-for-Free-Blog-CTA.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Sankoumba: A Financial Engineer in Dakar Sankoumba Kourouma is a Guinean financial engineer living in Dakar, Senegal. He came across Alison while searching online and was instantly intrigued when he realised he could take online courses for free. Despite being a native French speaker, Sankoumba didn&#8217;t let language barriers hold him back. 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