For more equitable and inclusive learning opportunities.
What’s the problem?
In Uganda, 47% of refugee girls enroll in primary school, and only 33% enroll in secondary school.
6 out of 10 refugee students drop out of school because they cannot afford education fees.
In South Sudan, 53% of girls are married before they turn 18.
In South Sudan, 7 girls per 10 boys attend primary school, and only 5 per 10 boys enroll in secondary school.
What’s the project?
When a displaced child leaves their home they become visitors in someone else’s community. They often won’t have the same opportunities to go to school, and resources for education are limited.
Funded by the Government of Canada, in partnership with Oxfam Canada, the Geared for Success Project will improve equitable and inclusive learning opportunities for refugee, internally displaced people (IDP), and host community children and youth, especially girls, living in South Sudan and Uganda.
Geared for Success supports community-based organizations, led by refugees and IDPs, with technical and financial means to build their local capacity – strengthening female leadership and community support – so that refugees and IDPs can better access education and advocate for their right to education.
Stay tuned for updates and more on how you can get involved in raising awareness about the importance refugee education as this project progresses!
Walk With Amal Toronto, launched Geared for Success
A Festival of Hope: World Refugee Day
With global sights, sounds, and tastes, thousands of people danced the day away at the free public event at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto. Many of the performers now living in Canada like Waleed Kush and Amanie Illfated faced adversity in their home nations and feel passionately about the critical work we’re doing in places like South Sudan and Uganda. Providing education to refugees is a key part of empowering refugees and support their future success.
