An unnoticed risk for children after natural disasters: evacuated children suffer from bullies

On September 28th, a major earthquake hit Sulawesi, Indonesia. The magnitude 7.4 quake caused a high tsunami, which killed more than 2,000 people. According to International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), about 211,000 people are internally displaced. As Xiong mentioned in his latest post, this disaster damaged thousands of schools and more than 160,000 students...

Is integration a panacea?: Refugee teachers concern about their future

70% of 3.5 million Syrian refugees staying in Turkey is likely to stay, Ahval reported. Ahval introduced the report written by the U.S.-based Atlantic Council think tank, claiming that Turkey should take more efforts to integrate Syrian refugees into the Turkish society. The same discourse is applied to education for refugee children. Most international organizations and...

Learning in emergency: Refugee students are facing challenges after enrolled into schools

Four million refugee children do not attend school, the new report of UNHCR says. This report, “Turn the Tide: Refugee Education in Crisis,” explains that only 61% of refugee children attend primary school, and the enrollment of refugee children in school is failing to keep pace with the growing refugee population. UNHCR suggests that host...

Kerala Floods: Immediate and Continuing Efforts are demanded

Last month, one of the worst floods which India has experienced killed more than 300 people in the Indian state of Kerala, according to The Guardian. Theirworld, a non-governmental organization based in the UK, reported that about 650 schools were affected by the floods. The research conducted by BROOKINGS reported that reopening schools should be...