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Roxana, a Romanian student on an Erasmus exchange programme, “learned to look beyond stereotypes”
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. The EU’s higher education strategy includes a target for at least 20% of graduates to experience part of their study or training abroad. Erasmus is … Continue reading
George teaches in a double-shift school in a refugee camp in Kenya to increase access to education
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. Low and middle income countries hosted about 89% of all refugees in 2017. About 52% of all refugees are under the age of 18. About … Continue reading
What does the ‘feminization of migration’ mean for migrant women and their education?
The effects of migration and displacement are usually considered to be the same for men and women. However, this is often not the case. It is important to recognize how gender relations in both origin and host communities influence women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, migrant, migration, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, Gender, gender. equality, migrants, migration
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Displacement can exacerbate gender inequality in education
The effects of migration and displacement are usually considered to be the same for men and women. However, this is often not the case. It is important to recognize how gender relations in both origin and host communities influence women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, migration, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, displaced populations, displacement, Gender, girls, migrants, migration
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Teachers multitask in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar camps for Rohingya refugees
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. Anowar is a Rohingya refugee who has been living in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh for over a year. He is a learning instructor in the … Continue reading
Tracking the full range of education expenditure towards SDG 4: Senegal’s National Education Accounts
By Ousmane Diouf and Lily Neyestani-Hailu Over the past two years, Senegal has been updating its education sector plan – the PAQUET 2013-2030, aiming to reflect the new vision and commitments of the global education goal, SDG 4. While updating … Continue reading
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Undocumented children cannot go to school in South Africa: ‘The system is letting them down’
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. Kutenda is a 13-year-old Zimbabwean boy in South Africa who is lucky to be in school at all. He has no documentation because the country’s … Continue reading
John is a Cuban teacher who moved to Canada in 1997 and faced difficulty finding work
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report. The reluctance of some countries to recognize teacher qualifications across borders is one of the most important challenges for migrant teachers. ‘Becoming a teacher in … Continue reading
Posted in immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, Teachers, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, migration, teachers
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Respecting indigenous languages in education is core to reducing exclusion
This year’s International Mother Language Day coincides with the declaration of 2019 by the UN as the International Year for Indigenous Languages, which “matter for development, peace building and reconciliation”. We have come a long way for this to be … Continue reading
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Sazhida runs a kindergarten for pastoralist children in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan during the summer
This content comes from our newly released interactive youth version of the 2019 GEM Report, presented today at the UN Youth Forum in New York. Jailoo kindergartens provide education for the children of pastoralist families who move to mountain pastures … Continue reading
Posted in Early childhood care and education, migrant, migration, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged 2019 gem report, migrants, migration, pastoralist children, youth
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