Re-education Camps for a Million Uighur Muslims – What is the education impact on Uighur students?

In August, the Chinese Communist government has created “vocational skills and educational training centres” that have detained up to a million Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang Province. The Uighurs are an ethnic minority group that associated mostly with Turkish because of their cultures and languages similarity. These Chinese re-educational camps aim to teach and provide psychological...

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...

Earthquake and Tsunami hit Eastern Indonesia: The lack of education exacerbates people and children’s experiences

On September 28th, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 resulted in one of the most devastating tsunamis to hit eastern part of Indonesia. According to the New York Times, Sri Hidayati from the geological agency had delivered an informational geological map to the Sulawesi government. However, the government did not response or provide feedback...

No Name, No Education: Stateless Children Crises in Thailand and Malaysia

No state. No name. No identity. No rights. No education. No basic aid. What is left? A stateless child? According to Reuters, thousands of Myanmar refugees who live in Thailand are stateless, children born and raised without Thai citizenship. These stateless Myanmar children face critical challenges of acquiring access to quality education. Since the Thai...

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...