The project team had an online symposium to discuss issues related to accessible TVET for disabled refugees. Recording available here: https://t.co/cd96zocliT
The @BritishAcademy_ funded @DRIVEProject2 Uganda Team, led by @dfmonk held a successful event that brought together teachers, lecturers and instructors from various vocational and tertiary institutions. See press coverage here: https://t.co/aKbq8aQ0wv
📢New publication from the South African DRIVE Project Team: School attendance among refugee children with disabilities residing in South Africa: A cross-sectional, descriptive study. Available here: https://t.co/jCLhNrtyf4
We're delighted to announce funding from @BritishAcademy_ to further the work of the DRIVE project. We are going to host a series of events to promote accessible #TVET for disabled refugees. https://t.co/QJm5ACKRGS
Disabled refugee students, particularly girls and young women, are not guaranteed their right to quality inclusive education and lifelong learning because policies do not adequately address their intersectional identities. Policy recommendations in the thread below:
Policy must be informed by intersectoral dialogue to ensure that disabled refugee students, particularly girls, are not inadvertently excluded from education by falling between group-specific policy provisions.
The keynote speaker, The Paramount Chief of the Acholi Community admonished participants to make people living with disabilities and Refugees more productive through education. @DRIVEProject2 Research Forum at @GuluVarsity