A Sustainable Start for the Youngest Congolese Refugees in Uganda

Autor/in	Smitheram, Esther
Titel	A Sustainable Start for the Youngest Congolese Refugees in Uganda
Quelle	In: Childhood Education, 97 (2021) 4, S.6-15 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4056
DOI	10.1080/00094056.2021.1951526
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Refugees; Access to Education; Barriers; Child Development; Young Children; Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education; School Readiness; Community Involvement; Program Development; Parent Participation; School Buildings; Sustainability; Job Training; Teacher Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; School Closing; Uganda; Congo + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Flüchtling; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Kindesentwicklung; Frühe Kindheit; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Programmplanung; Elternmitwirkung; School building; Schulgebäude; Nachhaltigkeit; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; School closings; Schule; Schließung; Schließung (von Schulen); Kongo
Abstract	Despite the wealth of evidence that early learning opportunities are crucial for young children in crisis, little evidence shows a commensurate commitment to early childhood development (ECD) provision in refugee and humanitarian programming. The Kyaka II refugee settlement in Uganda is a case in point. Home to over 125,000 Congolese refugees, Kyaka II settlement has quadrupled in size over the past three years and is now populated well beyond its intended capacity. Close to the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this settlement received approximately 3,500 new Congolese arrivals each month in the pre-pandemic era; numbers are sure to rise again when the borders reopen. Typically, over 65% of the arrivals are children, many of whom have suffered extreme trauma after witnessing the brutality of war and displacement. They face serious child protection risks and have few safe places to go during the day. While a number of NGOs are providing primary education, ECD provision remains limited. Bringing education to children living in refugee camps and other challenging circumstances requires sustainable education solutions. This article discusses several important ways Children on the Edge made sustainable education a reality in the Kyaka II settlement. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01