Research, insights, and learning from iACT’s work.

Levels of displacement are the highest on record: as of February 2019, 68.5 million people worldwide have been forcibly displaced, of whom 25.4 million hold refugee status – over half of them under the age of 18 (UNHCR, online).

Little Ripples not only delivers preschool in home-based settings in the community, but also employs refugee women to manage in-home preschools and improve the social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development of refugee children.

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.

This background paper was commissioned as background information to assist in drafting the 2019 GEM Report, Migration, displacement, and education: Building bridges, not walls.

This background paper was commissioned as background information to assist in drafting the 2019 GEM Report, Migration, displacement, and education: Building bridges, not walls.

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.