Learning

Research by FHI360 shows that the likelihood of experiencing violent conflict doubles in places with high education inequality between ethnic and religious groups. Inequitable access to quality education makes the world less safe.

School-to-School International and ECCN raise pertinent questions and spark discussion on measurement standards in crisis and conflict zones.

ECCN’s conflict-sensitive education Training of Trainers featured INEE’s Conflict Sensitive Education Pack.

Case studies in Sierra Leone, Afghanistan, and Dadaab in Northeast Kenya highlight how to adhere to the Accelerated Education Working Group’s Accelerated Education Principles for Effective Practice.

ECCN’s foundational course, Essentials for Education in Crisis and Conflict, focuses here on the Latin America and Caribbean region. They are joined by field practitioners from El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

"My mother was born and raised in Aleppo. My maternal family roots are deeply tied to the past 150 years of Syria’s history. Watching the annihilation of Aleppo has been heart-wrenching, as have the images appearing daily on our televisions."

How do systems of higher education rebuild in post-conflict and post-disaster settings? What is the role of higher education in peacebuilding? Can higher education be a mechanism to support conflict transformation on campus and communities?

Violent conflict poses one of the gravest threats to human development. Nearly half of the 1.4 billion population living in fragile and conflict-affected states are less than 20 years old. Equitable education builds young people's capacities.