Wednesday, August 28, 2024Role of Education in Protecting The Environment and Women’s Rights at Dagahaley Camp Dadaab, KenyaBy Dahabo Abdi Ibrahim Executive Summary: Education promotes both individual and national development by contributing to increased productivity and a hope for the eradication of poverty, disease, and ignorance (Kigotho et al. 2016). Author, with a lived experience of displacement, offers an exploration of environmental education and women’s... MoreFriday, August 16, 2024An Analysis of Women Empowerment Programmes and Gender Equality in Hagadera Refugee Camp, Dadaab, KenyaBy Kiin Ahmed Mohamed Being a refugee is one of the hardest things any human being can face. But being a female refugee brings even more challenges. This blog post is based on my personal experiences growing up and the research I completed for my Master of Education from York University through the Borderless... MoreThursday, September 1, 2022Can Higher Education be a Pathway to Repatriation for Youth Living in Displacement? A Study of the Career Trajectories of Master of Education Students from Dadaab Refugee CampAbdikadir Bare Abikar, Master of Education Graduate, Dadaab Response Association Executive summary: This paper reports on the results of a research project conducted as part of a Fellowship with the Open Society University Network. In this paper, I asked how has participating in post-secondary education in the Dadaab refugee camps – specifically... MoreFriday, August 12, 2022Report from the Dadaab Response Association: Challenges for Refugee Businesses from the Pandemic to Devastating FiresOkello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response Association This blog post is part of a broader study led by the Dadaab Response Association on the impact of COVID-19 on life in the Dadaab refugee camps. Please see the new working paper for more information about the study and about the impact... MoreFriday, August 12, 2022The Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Youth Well-Being in the Dadaab Refugee CampsAvailable in عربي Français Español Okello Oyat, Ochan Leomoi, Arte Dagane, Abdikadir Abikar, Dadaab Response Association Executive summary: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in school closures globally, including in the Dadaab refugee camps. This study explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in the Dadaab... MoreThursday, December 2, 2021LERRN-RRN Webinar | Building Research Relationships and Setting the Agenda Event details and recordings available here. In the second of a series of webinars on the ethics of forced migration research co-hosted by the Local Engagement Refugee Research Network (LERRN) and the Refugee Research Network (RRN), our panel of speakers reflected on the theme of building research relationships and setting the agenda. The... MoreWednesday, November 24, 2021Building Local Professional Learning Communities with and for Teachers in Refugee Camps – A Case Study on Hareed Primary School in Dadaabhttps://youtu.be/dqZfugjBK_Q Abdikadir Bare Abikar, Member of the Dadaab Response Association, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program Executive summary: This paper is a modified version of a Major Research Paper for the Master of Education degree at York University as part of the... MoreWednesday, November 3, 2021RSC Webinar: A Refugee-Led Study on Refugee-Led Organizations in East AfricaThis online interactive presentation explored the ongoing Evaluation of Refugee-Led Organisations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Given that the project is in its early stages of development, the researchers outlined the methodology and project timeline, as well as identified challenges and opportunities. It is expected that the mapping... MoreWednesday, May 26, 2021Repatriation as a Durable Solution: Refugee Perspectives on Repatriation Policies and Education in Dadaab Refugee Camphttps://youtu.be/DHHRNAqxb38 Abulogn Okello, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program Executive summary: As a result of domestic terror attacks in the last decades, Kenyan government officials and media outlets have begun to frame refugee camps as hotbeds of terror and extremism. These... MoreThursday, May 13, 2021Investigating Corporal Punishment in Refugee Secondary Schools in Dadaab, Kenyahttps://youtu.be/mwsGPL3YRts Okello Mark Oyat, Founding Member of the Dadaab Response Association, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program Executive summary: This paper is a modified version of a Major Research Paper for the Master of Education degree at York University as part of the... MoreThursday, May 13, 2021The Causes of Female Student Dropout in a Secondary School in the Dadaab Refugee Camps of Kenyahttps://youtu.be/GqkEBifGB9M Arte Saman Dagane, Member of the Dadaab Response Association, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Abdullahi Yussuf Aden, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program Executive summary: This paper is a modified version of a Major Research Paper... MoreThursday, May 13, 2021Exploring Examinations Dishonesty among Refugee Students in Secondary Schools in Dadaab, Kenyahttps://youtu.be/8-x4n3W3D2Y Ochan Robert Leomoi, Graduate of the Master of Education, York University Borderless Higher Education for Refugees Program Executive summary: This paper is a modified version of a Major Research Paper for the Master of Education degree at York University as part of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project,... MoreThursday, January 23, 2020Lessons from the Dadaab Camps in Building Capacity in Education By Mohamed Duale The International Day of Education on January 24th was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly on December 6, 2018 as a day of action to highlight the role of education in sustainable development and peace, and to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels.”[i] In this blog post for... More Click here to return to Our Publications Share: Twitter, Facebook Short URL: https://carleton.ca/lerrn/?p=5021