Oped: Educating refugee youth will make the world safer and more prosperous

GPE media coverage - November 22, 2016 | Source: NewsDeeply

The school benches have been installed outside so that the students of Kabembe Primary School in Uganda can participate in the welcome ceremony. Credit: GPE/Chantal Rigaud

Refugee children are five times less likely to attend school than other children. In this op-ed, Alice Albright, explains why refugee education is more than a moral duty – it is an investment in stability and long-term development.

Read the op-ed in NewsDeeply

Focus areas: Education in crisis situations

Regions and countries: Sub-Saharan Africa: Chad, Uganda

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