ICT and the Education of Refugees : A Stocktaking of Innovative Approaches in the MENA Region
More than 10 million school-age children have been forced out of school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) due to armed conflict in Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Libya and other countries. Most are displaced internally but others have fled across bor...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/236731492498454445/ICT-and-the-education-of-refugees-a-stocktaking-of-innovative-approaches-in-the-MENA-region http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26522 |
| Summary: | More than 10 million school-age children
have been forced out of school in the Middle East and North
Africa (MENA) due to armed conflict in Syria, Iraq, Yemen,
Libya and other countries. Most are displaced internally but
others have fled across borders to seek refuge. As
governments and international agencies struggle to ensure
these children a safe learning environment and a good
quality education, many look to information and
communications technology (ICT) to provide at least part of
the solution. The use of smartphones and other mobile
devices, ubiquitous even among impoverished refugees, can
provide a platform that educators can leverage to reach
marginalized children and youth. This paper aims to inform
discussion on the role information and communications
technology (ICT) can play in the educational response to the
refugee crisis in the MENA. It provides a clear and concise
snapshot of the role ICT has played, the promise it holds,
the projects that are currently under preparation and what
more might be done. The purpose of this note is to provide
a clear and concise snapshot of the role ICT has played, the
promise it holds, the projects that are currently under
preparation, and what more might be done. This is in no way
a comprehensive assessment but rather an attempt to promote
dialogue and inform programs. |
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