Tag: education in conflict

Key takeaways and reflections from Early Childhood Education In Emergencies panel at 2023 UKFIET conference

by Priyanka Upreti | Nov 15, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Early Childhood, Education in Emergencies

Conflicts, crises, and climate change have resulted in the displacement of millions of children across the globe. Early childhood education and development (ECED) offers safety, security, and stability for children in crises. Despite its importance, ECED programming in emergencies is not viewed as a central pillar of humanitarian response. Read More

Education Crisis in Myanmar: Reflections on the resilience and responses of ethnic education systems

by Mya Sandi Aung, Nay Myo Htet and Khaing Phyu Htut | Nov 2, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Conflict, Crisis and Emergency

Education in Myanmar is in crisis and will need a concerted effort by researchers, practitioners, donors, policymakers and partners to come together to find solutions. At the UKFIET conference, I felt very supported and replenished with new knowledge and got to know an expanded network of professionals to benefit MEC… Read More

Mind the gap in refugee education: where are all the girls?

by Ruth Naylor | Jun 23, 2021 | Education and Migration, Girls' Education

This blog was written by Ruth Naylor, Lead Advisor, Research with the Education Development Trust. It was originally published on the Education Development Trust website on 21...

Humanitarian aid funding still failing education

by Asma Zubairi and Pauline Rose | Nov 25, 2020 | Aid, Education in Emergencies

This blog was written by Asma Zubairi, PhD student, and Pauline Rose, Director of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge. It...

Build Back Readier: Why and How the Rest of the World Can Learn from Education in Emergencies

by Kate Sims, Kristine Gorgen and Joe Hallgarten | Nov 9, 2020 | Education in Emergencies

This blog was written by Kate Sims, with Kristine Gorgen and Joe Hallgarten, Education Development Trust. It was originally published on the Inter-agency Network for Education in...

Tackling the COVID-19 education emergency through a progressive universalism approach to public financing

by Pauline Rose | Nov 2, 2020 | COVID-19

This blog was written by Professor Pauline Rose, Director at the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge. It was originally published on...

COVID-19 and conflict: challenges and hopes for an alternative future in higher education in Syria

by Basma Hajir and Hiba Salem | May 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Education and Conflict

This blog was written by Basma Hajir, a PhD Candidate in Education for Peacebuilding at the University of Cambridge, and Hiba Salem, a Research Associate at the REAL Centre, the...

Education Systems during and after Conflict: Lessons and Limitations from Northern Ireland

by Elizabeth Anderson Worden and Una O’Connor Bones | Oct 18, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

By Elizabeth Anderson Worden, American University and Una O’Connor Bones, Ulster University. These issues were discussed during a session at the September 2019 UKFIET conference...

When structural marginalisation meets armed conflict: Pygmies’ exclusion from education in the DR Congo

by Gauthier Marchais and Sweta Gupta | Oct 14, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

By Gauthier Marchais and Sweta Gupta from the Institute of Development Studies, and Cyril Brandt from the Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp. These issues...

Youth in post-conflict areas: the role of international cooperation in education

by Ana Carolina Rodrigues-Vasse | Oct 10, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

This blog was written by Ana Carolina Rodrigues-Vasse. Ana works at the University of Groningen where she teaches, researches and contributes with external projects on...

Launch of Education and Conflict Review: Theories and conceptual frameworks in education, conflict and peacebuilding

by Tejendra Pherali | Sep 12, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

This blog was written by Dr Tejendra Pherali, Associate Professor in Education and International Development, UCL Institute of Education. The author is organizing a symposium at...

System responses to conflict and crises – Interview on 2019 UKFIET conference theme

by UKFIET | Mar 5, 2019 | 2019 UKFIET Conference

Interview with theme convenor of one of six 2019 UKFIET conference themes, ‘System responses to conflict and crises’: Dr Tejendra Pherali, Associate Professor in Education and...