Poem | A story based on the experiences of Lama Norbu, who was born in Tibet in the 1960s and now lives in the United States, and touches upon cultural elements of the conflict between Tibet and China.
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Poem | This story is about a young teacher who is living through an unprecedented time of uncertainty and hardship in the history of Indian Administered Kashmir, while highlighting her strength, sense of duty, and compassion for her students.
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Podcast | A story about education and resilience in times of conflict, based on an interview with an asylum seeker from Eritrea now living in Israel, who fled his country following its War of Independence against Ethiopia.
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Op-Ed | REACH founder and director Sarah Dryden-Peterson shares lessons learned from her own work with displaced refugees and people in settings of conflict that can help policymakers, educators, and researchers plan for a future of learning and uncertainty during Covid-19.
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Podcast | Sarah Dryden-Peterson discusses the impact of Covid-19 on education systems worldwide, and the large body of research on education in emergency situations that can help guide us through this unprecedented situation.
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Interview | REACH speaks to Ita Sheehy, former Head of Education at UNHCR, about where the field of refugee education stands today and the role of research in policy and practice.
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Research | In the first literacy census in a refugee camp, researchers assessed all the schools providing lower primary education to refugee children in Kakuma, Kenya.
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Research | Vidur Chopra and Sarah Dryden-Peterson examine the ways young Syrian refugees perceive and navigate the symbolic boundaries of belonging when displaced in Lebanon.
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Interview | Dr. Alebachew Kemisso tells REACH about what drew him to the field of refugee education, and the challenges and opportunities of bridging research, policy, and action related to the education of refugees in Ethiopia.
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Insight | Sarah Dryden-Peterson shares her perspective on the school shutdowns caused by Covid-19 in this NPR article, offering lessons from other education in emergencies.
Read MoreResearch | This editorial note introduces the second part of the Journal on Education in Emergencies special issue on refugees and education, featuring articles that focus on opportunities and outcomes in refugee education as they connect to rights, funding actors, literacy, belonging, and teacher development.
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Insight | HGSE article highlighting REACH’s work, plus other practices used in global emergency education settings to maintain a sense of human connection in communities during Covid-19.
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Interview | A conversation with UNHCR education specialist Mialy Dermish about what it’s been like to take her classroom learning into the field, her current role, and how she thinks about research in her work.
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Research | This editorial note introduces the Journal on Education in Emergencies special issue on refugees and education. The first of two parts, it showcases research on important developments across several regions and central themes within the field of refugee education today.
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Interview | A conversation with Jusoor’s academic director Suha Tutunji about how she uses research to inform her work, what makes a good research collaborator, and what keeps her going.
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Research | This article examines the pre-resettlement educational experiences of refugee children, which to date have constituted a ‘black box’ in their post-resettlement education.
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