How to promote the right to education for refugee and migrant children? The word refugee is often used as a blanket term for people displaced by war, violence or persecution. Assessment . This challenge is so large in scale that it cannot be solved without the scaling power of technology. The findings of this research were applied to subsequent student building projects refining the efficiency. The project implements measures in Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Hatay, Mardin, Ankara and Istanbul to help Syrian refugees and members of the host communities to live well together in a spirit of trust. The Status and Rights of Refugees Source: UDHR Poster Series and Teacher’s Guide, Amnesty International, 2002 Lesson plan that defines and recreates the process of becoming a refugee. RefugeesWellSchool is a European funded Horizon2020 project carried out by seven different partners in six European countries (Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium and the United Kingdom). Grade Level: middle – high school Subject Area: social studies Teaching Immigration with the Immigrant Stories Project Source: Advocates for Human Rights Forcibly displaced children’s journey may last several years before they and their family settle in their final destination country with their family. The project will address the exclusion of young refugee and migrant women and will work holistically to enable their active participation in society. Repräsentative Untersuchung von geflüchteten Frauen in unterschiedlichen Bundesländern in Deutschland. : The 2016-2017 school year is getting to its term and with it, the activities planned within the project called "The weight of my backpack" are being developed successfully in the two educational centers of the neighborhood of La Salud in Badalona. ELSA UK is thrilled to announce that the Online Conference on Refugee Law will take place between the 26th and 27th of February 2021. On World Refugee Day, the High Commissioner for Refugees will help to launch a new Connected Learning Center in the Azraq Refugee Camp, further demonstrating UNHCR’s commitment to improving the quality of education for all learners affected by crises. In Germany, GEW Union State branch creates an ‘open working group’ on refugees’ education. We all have a role to play. 29 August 2018. The project supports the development and implementation of measures that enable Syrian refugees to access the Turkish vocational education and training system. In some German states heritage languages are taught via teachers directly employed by or sent by the consulates of the foreign countries (the so called consulate method) or alternatively via a public, On 26 May 2019, at the same time as the European parliamentary election, regional elections were held in the German State of Bremen. It aims to The report highlights cross-cutting issues concerning refugees’. Thereby, it allows affordable and manageable scaling to millions of students. Once attained this goal, getting enrolled in school may not be an absolute priority, having to deal with many pressing issues such as administrative procedures, securing accommodation, healthcare, etc. To assess the underlying causes of this situation, Education International and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung have decided to conduct a survey, in collaboration with the, "What should I do if a classmate bullies or harasses me because he or she believes I am undocumented? Through the project school directors and teachers are trained to create safe and inclusive schools and classrooms where refugees are welcomed into a learning environment which aims to provide quality education to all. Long-term conflict tends to reverse positive trends in education. The Beehive programme is promoted by the Melissa foundation, which aims to strengthen bonds between migrant women, promote refugee women empowerment and build bridges with the host society. The co-operation project "Welcome - Willkommen in Baden-Württemberg“ Here you can find a great deal of information (in various languages) concerning all topics of relevance to refugees in Baden-Württemberg. This includes training measures for teachers and school management in areas such as intercultural communication, conflict prevention and career advice. During this period of time, the students face the. As a consequence, getting back to school for. The pictures have been placed on the walls of the institute and on the facade of. The challenge at hand for WRS and our partners is to bring quality education to each one of these children. In the frame of the ETUCE/EFEE project “European Sectoral Social Partners in Education promoting effective integration of migrants and refugees in education”, a delegation of education unions and employers’ representatives met in Madrid on 16 and 17 May 2018, to discuss good practices and challenges in the Spanish education system with regards to policies on inclusion and integration. Refugee Education Project‐Scientific Committee of the Ministry of Education Research and Religious Affairs‐April 2017 6. The project focuses on helping bridge the educational gap in grade one level Arabic and English as delineated by Jordanian education standards. The event is part of a local capacity building project led by the union State branch and supported by Education International (called “Teachers Organising For Quality Education Provision for Refugees”). DOT hopes to reach beneficiaries by renovating several Knowledge Stations, with the goal of eventually expanding to serve additional Knowledge Stations across Jordan. Project No 2016-1-PT01-KA204-022983. The European region of EI, ETUCE, and EFEE join forces to develop a new project called ‘European Sectoral Social Partners in Education promoting effective integration of migrants and refugees in education’. “We cannot talk about quality education for refugees anymore without talking about the vital role of teachers,” by Mary Mendenhall. Knowing what these categories mean exactly is important and will contribute to better understanding of this complex topic. The sum of EUR 40 million was paid in 2016, followed by a further EUR 44 million by the end of 2017. Further, 123 million girls have no access to education merely because of their gender. The “Supporting the Completion of Basic Education for the Syrian Refugees in Lebanon” project targets more than 8200 refugee children and aims at increasing learning opportunities and ensuring retention for at-risk Syrian students in Lebanon, especially at the middle and high-school levels. This includes training measures for teachers and school management in areas such as intercultural communication, conflict prevention and career advice. A series of inspiring short film clips in which refugee children and young people talk about their experiences of coming to a school in the UK has been made available on NEU’s website, together with Staff training notes for use with the clips. The European region of EI, ETUCE, and EFEE join forces to develop a new project called ‘European Sectoral Social Partners in Education promoting effective integration of migrants and refugees in education’. Each and every girl we educate has the potential to not only change her life and that of her family’s, but also her community and even the world. The union used to support the project « Ecole Laïque du chemin des Dunes » providing education and training opportunities to refugees in the Calais Jungle before its dismantlement. The Scientific Committee (SC) has undertaken to formulate and submit proposals on the most effective and most realistic way of integrating refugee children into the education system. Additionally, IT solutions are provided including on-site set up, equipment installations, cloud hosting, as well as update content and troubleshoot problems with the system remotely. For example, 94 percent of Syrian children in 2009 received an education, but this number dropped to 60 percent in 2016. For example, 94 percent of Syrian children in 2009 received an education, but this number dropped to 60 percent in 2016. Refugee Economies Programme. Even those. The project, co-funded by the European Commission, and carried out from 2017 to 2019, is a direct answer from education social partners to the crisis of migrants and refugees, and the ensuing. Study With Us; International Summer School in Forced Migration. for the littlest refugees of war. 7 Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, liebe KollegInnen, wir freuen uns sehr, Ihnen unseren Abschlussbericht der Studie über geflüchtete Frauen, durchgeführt in unterschiedlichen deutschen Bundesländern (Study on Female Refugees), vorlegen zu können. The research findings reveal the growing role of corporate actors in the education of. To achieve this, many different existing solutions need to be combined; many components and combinations need to be innovated; the insights, resources and experiences of many companies need to be activated into working ecosystems. At large scale, WRS has deployed a fully loaded platform—including content, hardware, infrastructure, teaching, and management. The website continues to grow as more teachers send in their materials to share, The Alberta Teachers' Association has produced in partnership with the Canadian Multicultural Education Foundation, a series of teaching resources to support immigrant and refugee students. Of the 3.7 million out-of-school refugees, more than half come from Chad, Jordan, Turkey, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lebanon. ", " What do I do if I see a student being bullied or harassed because they are Latino or an immigrant? During the day, there are classes for children and during the evening, there are educational programs for adults. Mohammed now works to help resettle newly arrived refugees. Study on Female Refugees. WRS Global is organized as a US Public Benefit corporation which is sole member of a US 501(c)(3) charitable organization and has operating entities in several countries. “This booklet is intended for the entire school community within the context of its cultural diversity, especially teens, parents of immigrant families and teachers in French-language schools”, says CTF President H.... How can we best ensure quality education for refugees and better equip teachers to cater to their educational needs? The MSc in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies is an interdisciplinary degree taught by leading experts in the field of forced migration from international law, politics and international relations, anthropology, and other disciplines. The camp has 24 schools and 645 teachers of whom 67% were not trained at all. The project also aims to improve services provided to young people, enabling them to acquire legal literacy skills in order for them to resolve daily issues. The EI-supported project taking place at the Sansomendi IPI Educational Center in Vitoria, promotes the right to education for all migrant, In a public event organized on 29 May 2017, the Bremen Education Union (GEW – LV Bremen) and the Bremen Refugee Council (Flüchtlingsrat Bremen) have criticised the lack of school places for hundreds of young refugees in Bremen. This was one of the key issues debated at the 1st  Global Refugee Forum, held from 17-18 December in Geneva, Switzerland. refugees). The project “Teachers obtaining competences for working with migrants and refugees and helping them in the process of inclusion through education” aims to provide teachers and principals with adequate professional competences to work with migrants and refugee children and facilitate their inclusion. A child without education is a child with little hope to succeed in life. “The conditions under which migrants and refugees have to leave their homes and homelands can be traumatic in the extreme. WRS is committed to adapting and configuring technology to serve this end; to enhance the educational processes and organization to be able to leverage the adapted technology, and to invite the technology industry to bring their solutions, innovation power and resources to bear on this challenge. Letzter Zugriff am 10.01.2018. However, there is scarce evidence on this impact for those who are displaced internationally (i.e. On December 18-19, 2017 the Polish Teachers' Union and the Foundation for Social Diversity organised a conference in Warsaw entitled "Teachers for high quality education of students and students with migration experience". Background In the context of the current development of the Global Compact on Refugees, as well as the recent experience of the Jordan Compact, responses to large-scale refugee crises, and the potential of development approaches, are key areas of potential study. But there are different categories of displaced people, each with specific needs. Gymea Community Aid and other schools joined, and now also create the simulated refugee … The Ministry of Science, Art and Culture Information for refugees in Baden-Württemberg who are interested in academic study The system of connected critical resources that WRS developed with its partners and around EduWave consists of the building blocks displayed below. Solve the education problem for the worlds’ refugee, displaced, and fragile communities. Seeking Safety and Time to Flee By drawing parallels between the lives of primary school children and those of refugees, the two resources aim to create a feeling of global interconnectedness among pupils. As part of the the EU Convince project, a joint European project of EI/ETUCE, the European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE) and the European School Heads Association(ESHA) on democratic citizenship and inclusive education, an online 6-week course entitled “Citizenship and Human Rights Education for Change” will take place from 29 April to 9 June 2019. Comparing key actors at the municipal level through field research and expert interviews, their strategies are studied in a longitudinal research framework influenced by organisational sociology. We all have a role to play. Learn More. The project will identify challenges and solutions for the admission and integration of refugees and asylum seekers along the seven human security dimensions economy, environment, food, health, personal, community and political rights. LEARN ABOUT OUR PROGRAM > It Only Takes One. The content provided consists of English learning content through Rosetta Stone and ArabCode, an online course which teaches participants to code HTML. On 20 February 2018, Education International and its European region ETUCE held a hearing in the premises of the European Economic and Social Committee to present the outcomes of a new reportbringing together four national case studies analysing the state of education for refugees and newcomers’ in Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden. Education is in its essence a profoundly human and social process. Access to education and training for children with migrant backgrounds is not sufficient if it is not combined with quality education and learning which meets students’ learning needs and aspiration, concludes the Eurydice report on “Integrating Students from Migrant Backgrounds into Schools in Europe: National Policies and Measures” published on 17 January 2019. How can education social partners contribute to the inclusion of newcomers in Europe? On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development Bank is financing the UNICEF project in Turkey alongside other donors. In our modern society information and the access to knowledge are key values. The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF) and the Association canadienne d’éducation de langue française (ACELF) launched the second edition of “Voir grand ensemble” at the ACELF Conference in Calgary, Alberta, September 28-30, 2017. Project targets refugee children that have been out of school for varying periods of time living in informal tent settlements in Mafraq, Jordan. The conference primarily targets teachers and other. On the occasion of the Universal Children's Day on 20 November, health professionals, teachers, students, parents, artists, writers, academics, elected officials of the left and the right as well as organisations working to promote children's and human rights joined forces to submit to the Federal Council an Appeal against the blind application of the Dublin regulation. Many will be resettled in communities that have never hosted refugees before. The National Education Union (NEU) has released a series of resources to support schools welcoming refugee children. The basic dynamic is this: WRS will be working with its technology and solutions partners to develop the essential building blocks for a systemic solution. Childhood is now. The objective of FECCOO is to develop a series of activities aimed at creating optimal school environments that are conducive to the integration of, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), EI affiliate and Scotland’s largest education trade union, has created a series of guides for teachers and lecturers on how to address myths of immigration in the classroom. “But the teachers at the school keep on telling us that they have no space to accommodate many students. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) estimates that more than 500 million children and adolescents in the world do not reach minimum proficiency levels in reading and math.