URBAN REFUGEE EDUCATION There are refugees. More than half are under Overcoming Barriers for Access, Quality and Inclusion 21.3 million the age of 18. IMPACT ON EDUCATION of refugees are in 60% urban areas live in 86% 20 years WHERE DO THEY LIVE? refugee children attend primary school 50% 22% refugee youth attend secondary school refugee youth go to university 1% average length of displacement of refugees neighboring countries Displaced outside of their countries Self-settled and dispersed throughout the city Self-reliant in meeting their basic needs and finding education opportunities and livelihoods Vulnerable to discrimination, exploitation and multiple dimensions of violence URBAN DISTINCTIVENESS Urban refugees are: indicated discrimination and xenophobia as a barrier to urban refugee education indicated no transportation to/from school as a barrier to urban refugee education indicated school admission policies as a barrier to urban refugee education indicated the lack of trained teachers as a barrier to urban refugee education NO TRANSPORTATION OVERCROWDING SCHOOL ADMISSION POLICIES LACK OF TRAINED TEACHERS MAJOR TO URBAN REFUGEE EDUCATION DISCRIMINATION AND XENOPHOBIA LACK OF DOCUMENTATION indicated lack of proper documentation as a barrier to urban refugee education 86% 76% 68% 80% 72% 80% BARRIERS indicated overcrowding/lack of space as a barrier to urban refugee education POLICY-IMPLEMENTATION GAP Implementation of policies was consistently cited as a more significant barrier to education for urban refugees than the policies themselves. One of the participants aptly described the policy environment as "over-legislated, under implemented”. refugees into national schools TOP FIVE FOR SUPPORTING URBAN REFUGEE EDUCATION RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Integrate 2. Provide 3. Support 4. Advocate 5. Create for rights of urban refugees teacher training community-run schools bridging programs between non-formal and formal schools Sources: UNHCR (2016). Figures at a glance. UNHCR (2016). Urban refugees. UNDP (2016). Migration, refugees and displacement. UNESCO (2011). EFA Global Monitoring report. The Urban Refugee Education Project was led by Dr. Mary Mendenhall, Dr. Susan Garnett Russell and Dr. Elizabeth Buckner from Teachers College, Columbia University. The study was made possible through the generous funding of the Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration . For more information on the Urban Refugee Education Project, visit http://www.tc.columbia.edu/refugeeeducation/urban-refugee-education/ or contact [email protected].
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URBAN REFUGEE EDUCATION
There are refugees. More than half are under
Overcoming Barriers for Access, Quality and Inclusion
21.3 million the age of 18.
IMPACT ON EDUCATION
of refugeesare in
60%urban areas live in
86%
20 years
WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
refugee children attendprimary school50%
22% refugee youth attendsecondary school
refugee youth go touniversity1%
average length ofdisplacement
of refugeesneighboring
countries
Displaced outside of their countries
Self-settled and dispersed throughout the city
Self-reliant in meeting their basic needs and finding education opportunities and livelihoods
Vulnerable to discrimination, exploitation and multiple dimensions of violence
URBAN DISTINCTIVENESSUrban refugees are:
indicated discrimination andxenophobia as a barrier to urban refugeeeducation
indicated no transportationto/from school as a barrier to urbanrefugee education
indicated school admissionpolicies as a barrier to urban refugeeeducation
indicated the lack of trainedteachers as a barrier to urban refugeeeducation
NO TRANSPORTATIONOVERCROWDING
SCHOOL ADMISSION POLICIES LACK OF TRAINED TEACHERS
MAJOR TO URBAN REFUGEE EDUCATION
DISCRIMINATION AND XENOPHOBIALACK OF DOCUMENTATION indicated lack of properdocumentation as a barrier to urbanrefugee education
86%
76%
68%
80%
72%
80%
BARRIERS
indicated overcrowding/lack ofspace as a barrier to urban refugeeeducation
POLICY-IMPLEMENTATION GAPImplementation of policies was consistently cited as a more significant barrier to education for urban
refugees than the policies themselves. One of the participants aptly described the policy environment as "over-legislated, under implemented”.
refugees into national schoolsTOP FIVE FOR SUPPORTING URBAN REFUGEE EDUCATIONRECOMMENDATIONS
The Urban Refugee Education Project was led by Dr. Mary Mendenhall, Dr. Susan Garnett Russell and Dr. Elizabeth Buckner fromTeachers College, Columbia University. The study was made possible through the generous funding of the Bureau for Population,Refugees and Migration . For more information on the Urban Refugee Education project, visithttp://www.tc.columbia.edu/refugeeeducation/urban-refugee-education/ or contact [email protected]
1. Integrate2. Provide3. Support4. Advocate5. Create
for rights of urban refugees
teacher trainingcommunity-run schools
bridging programs between non-formal and formal schools
Sources: UNHCR (2016). Figures at a glance. UNHCR (2016). Urban refugees. UNDP (2016). Migration, refugees and displacement. UNESCO (2011). EFA Global Monitoring report.
The Urban Refugee Education Project was led by Dr. Mary Mendenhall, Dr. Susan Garnett Russell and Dr. Elizabeth Buckner fromTeachers College, Columbia University. The study was made possible through the generous funding of the Bureau for Population,Refugees and Migration . For more information on the Urban Refugee Education Project, visithttp://www.tc.columbia.edu/refugeeeducation/urban-refugee-education/ or contact [email protected].
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