June 20 is World Refugee Day. For the children who are trapped in the chaos of having to leave their homes and sometimes their families behind, being able to continue to receive an education is a normalizing factor. It can give them hope for a better future, and give them the skills they will need to build a better life for themselves and their future families.
More than 2/3 of all refugees come from just 5 countries
An art therapy space for refugee children in Bangladesh. GPE and UNHCR signed a memorandum of understanding in 2016 to support education for refugee children and youth, and raise global awareness of education needs during conflict and crisis.
Credit: European Union/Mallika Panorat 2017
Half of all refugees are children
A girl holds her little brother near Lake Chad, where many refugees fleeing violence in Nigeria have come to. Between 2012 and 2018, GPE has supported the development of 12 transitional education plans in countries affected by fragility and conflict. These plans ensure that refugee and displaced children are not forgotten amid crises. (Source: UNHCR Global Trends 2018)
Credit: GPE/Carine Durand
GPE supports refugee education with targeted financing
The children in this photo are in a refugee camp in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh. Since 2018 GPE has granted US$23 million to support education needs of Rohingya refugee children and children from surrounding communities in Bangladesh, Chad and Cameroon
Credit: GPE/Daisuka Kanazawa
GPE supports the inclusion of refugee education in sector plans
This girl attends Al-Bahouaira Primary School in the Lake Chad region. Chad is the first GPE partner country to have included an emergency education component in its interim education plan to target refugee integration.
Credit: GPE/Carine Durand
More than 2/3 of all refugees come from just 5 countries
An art therapy space for refugee children in Bangladesh. GPE and UNHCR signed a memorandum of understanding in 2016 to support education for refugee children and youth, and raise global awareness of education needs during conflict and crisis.
Credit: European Union/Mallika Panorat 2017
GPE supports refugee education in Cameroon
In April 2019, GPE approved US$7.8 million in emergency funding to support the education of 36,500 children displaced by conflict and violence in Chad, the Central African Republic and Nigeria.
Credit: UN Women/Ryan Brown