Michael Reynolds

When families are forced to flee conflict, persecution, or disaster, education rarely stops completely. Children continue schooling during displacement through a mix of temporary learning spaces, mobile classrooms, accelerated learning programmes, host-country school enrollment, distance learning, and community-based education. These approaches, coordinated by UNHCR, UNICEF, UNESCO, and local partners, keep millions of displaced children connected … Read more

Education in emergencies (EiE) refers to the “quality learning opportunities for all ages in situations of crisis, including early childhood development, primary, secondary, non-formal, technical, vocational, higher and adult education.” According to INEE, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, this learning provides physical, psychosocial, and cognitive protection that can sustain and save lives. Education … Read more

When a community survives war, ethnic cleansing, or systematic violence, the physical destruction is obvious. Rebuilding homes and roads takes years. But rebuilding the invisible bonds between people who harmed each other — or stood by while harm happened — takes far longer. How communities rebuild social trust after conflict is one of the most … Read more

Truth commissions work through a structured, government-authorized process designed to investigate and document human rights violations that occurred during a specific period of conflict or repression. These official, temporary bodies collect victim testimony, examine evidence, hold public hearings, and produce a final report with findings and recommendations. Since the 1980s, more than 40 countries have … Read more