“I am 17 years of age. From 1991-4 I fought for the rebels in Liberia. I experienced plenty
wicked things. Carrying heavy weapons, burying dead friends who died in action and worst …

The purpose of this paper is to provide a synthesis of the emerging literature in the field of
education and fragility. We examine the various attempts to capture the contexts of fragility in …

An in-depth investigation of the Kampala Urban Refugee Children's Education Centre
(KURCEC), a refugee-initiated community-based organization in Uganda, allows for …

This collection of papers is the product of research conducted by the United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The papers, which were presented at a 2001 …

Victims of warfare, famine, slavery, and isolation, the Southern Sudanese are one of the
most undereducated populations in the world. Since the inception of formal education in …

2 lives. It is not an easy task, particularly for youth, who are frequently drawn into violent
activities. Many aid agencies have responded by offering peace education programming …

Over the last decade, education has been advanced as a new and legitimate core of the
humanitarian crisis response.'Education in Emergencies'(EiE) developed into an …

Humanitarian aid remains largely driven by anecdote rather than by evidence. The
contemporary humanitarian system has significant weaknesses with regard to data …

Violent conflict and humanitarian disasters such as floods, famines, or tsunamis, have
existed since the start of human history. However, it is only recently that education in these …

While co-ordination is essentially a method of getting institutions to work together, it is clearly
not synonymous with togetherness. Undercurrents of suspicion and distrust between …