Publications and Resources
iACT uses our learning and experience to assist people affected by the refugee crisis and shape humanitarian policy and practice. Browse our publications and resources.
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Humanitarian Action
Over the last several decades, our understanding of trauma—how our body is impacted by trauma, and how we might provide people with resources and tools to bring themselves back into the present moment and live a fulfilling life—has substantially evolved.
Early Childhood Development and Early Learning for Children in Crisis and Conflict
This background paper was commissioned as background information to assist in drafting the 2019 GEM Report, Migration, displacement, and education: Building bridges, not walls.
Migration, displacement & education: Building bridges, not walls
The 2019 GEM Report continues its assessment of progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education and its ten targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda.
Brief: ECD and Early Learning for Children in Crisis and Conflict
This background paper was commissioned as background information to assist in drafting the 2019 GEM Report, Migration, displacement, and education: Building bridges, not walls.
Children’s Rights and ACEI’s Love Me, Teach Me Campaign
The aim of these briefs is to raise educators’ awareness of children’s rights as they relate to the four cornerstones of ACEI’s Love Me, Teach Me campaign.
Cultivating a Culture of Peace and Empathy in Young Children While Empowering Refugee Communities
Meeting the needs of children in refugee communities is a growing concern. Supporting their physical and emotional well-being is a challenge, as is protecting their right to quality education. Innovations are necessary to meet these challenges. Given the circumstances that have contributed to refugee crises around the world, education innovations that promote a culture of peace and empathy are particularly important.
Action for Refugee Education: Little Ripples case-study
The Little Ripples model has demonstrated: delivery of a high-quality, context- and culturally-specific curriculum; high student attendance rates; teacher retention rates of 80% over five years; and program sustainability.
Center for Educations Innovations: Little Ripples
The Little Ripples curriculum is a pre-established, evidence-based outline that trains and guides refugee teachers in mindfulness, play-based literacy and numeracy, empathy and social emotional development, positive behavior management and protection, peacebuilding, and hygiene practices for young children.
Promising Practices in Refugee Education: Little Ripples case-study
Little Ripples aims to build the capacity of refugee women to implement and manage early childhood education in their community.