Category: Conflict, Crisis and Emergency

A Syrian refugee boy seated in a dimly-lit tent waiting his turn for social and emotional assessment

The road paved with good intentions: Is social and emotional learning (SEL) safe and effective for all children affected by crises?

by | Mar 30, 2023 | , | 0

Over 222 million school-aged children are affected by armed conflicts and crises globally as of 2022. This number is expected to continue to rise due to ongoing crises and disasters. In the reality of the compounding trauma and protracted crises that so many children are living through, we need sustainable… Read More
School girl plants a small tree at a planting event

Conflict, crisis, climate and migration – interview with convenors of UKFIET conference theme

by and | Feb 13, 2023 | , | 0

Interview with theme convenors of one of six 2023 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Conflict, crisis, climate and migration’: Chris Berry, Education Adviser, UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Rachael Fitzpatrick, Senior Researcher, Education Development Trust. Read More
Young boy draws a tree through a photovoice project, Lake Chad region.

Voices of the children of the Lake Chad region: Co-constructing knowledge and advocacy for social change in protracted armed conflict and crisis contexts using photovoice

by , , , and | Jan 25, 2023 | | 0

This blog reports on networking research which used photovoice with a group of children and young people in the Lake Chad region to provide a means of meaningful participation in research about their lives, experience, and wellbeing needs. Read More
Women gather in a community group to learn about travelling abroad safely. The UK Aid funded Work in Freedom programme works in Nepal, Bangladesh and India to empower women to make the right decision, helping them to avoid exploitation if they decide to go abroad, and assisting them find work locally if they decide not to go. A group of women sitting on the ground in a circle

Supporting the successful reintegration of trafficking survivors and reducing the likelihood of re-trafficking in Nepal and Nigeria

by and | Nov 1, 2022 | | 0

Our Stakeholder and Knowledge Exchange Engagement project (SKEEP), is funded by the Open University RES-Research-Enterprise impact acceleration fund. The project is in partnership with Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF), Nigeria; Peace Rehabilitation Centre (PRC), Nepal; and ACE Charity Africa. The project brought together a broad stakeholder cohort… Read More
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