Refugee representatives, donors, UN agencies and international organizations agreed to make refugee education central to educational transformation and the humanitarian agenda at a roundtable held on the sidelines of the Transforming Education Summit and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September 2022. I have verified that it must be in .
The Center for Universal Education held a roundtable discussion outlining the persistent tensions stalling refugee education and the difficult but necessary steps that all stakeholders must work together to address: discuss about
Transforming refugee education requires meaningful inclusion of refugees in national education systems, both in schools and in policy dialogue. As many participants emphasized, a meaningful approach to inclusion requires state and global stakeholders to deliver on their commitments to refugee education. Participants discussed opportunities to not only increase funding for governments working to help refugees, but also enable inclusion through support for key local and national stakeholders.
1. Refugee Students: Despite widespread agreement that refugee children and young people need to be at the center of decisions about their education and future, how can stakeholders be involved and have a voice in the decision-making process? I am working on the problem. Some student networks have emerged globally and nationally, with increasing efforts to involve students in international events such as UNGA, but that is far from the norm. Mapping current approaches and their impacts can help inform the formation of institutionalized efforts to move from ad hoc engagement efforts to overarching strategies. Beyond their commitment to policy and practice, refugee students also have strong views about the lack of donor support for post-primary education continuation. For refugee students to continue their education, additional funding must be complemented by recognition of their studies and efforts to remove the hurdles they face in certification.
2. Local groups: Investing in local organizations has long been recognized as critical to strengthening their capacity, expanding their impact and ensuring their long-term sustainability. Localization in the response is underfunded. Supporting local organizations may require greater coordination and administrative oversight by donors and national organizations, but the benefits outweigh the efforts. Local organizations can provide refugee education assistance at a lower cost than larger organizations. We can also address the needs of refugees by hiring language-speaking local and refugee staff, tailoring programs to cultural needs, and better addressing issues experienced locally.
3. Teacher: Enabling and supporting teachers who are providing education to refugee students is critical to ensuring that they have the training and resources to provide inclusive education. Host community teachers are often the first to provide assistance to refugee teachers, including supporting the welfare of refugee teachers and helping them find employment in schools in the host country, through teachers’ unions. They play an invaluable role in helping refugee children settle and provide mothers. Tongue lessons, etc. Refugee teachers and teacher unions are often not involved in organized humanitarian assistance, missing out on valuable insights and networks.
4. Government: If governments are committed to strategies to include refugee students in national education systems, the international community must provide more than funding. In many cases, the lack of coordination among international organizations is pulling national governments in different directions. More refugee-hosting governments will benefit from the exchange of knowledge and technical know-how in the early stages of humanitarian assistance. The global education community also needs to make existing information and research on refugee education more accessible and practical, with a focus on what works at the policy and practice levels, to make these governments more effective. will serve you effectively.
To include refugees in national education systems, governments must have a strong political commitment that must be matched by sustained funding from the international community. However, this process remains complex and fraught with challenges. More explicit support and collaboration with refugee students, local organizations, teachers and national governments will go a long way in resolving persistent tensions and contributing to the transformation of refugee education.
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