CHARTER FOR action
The Charter for Action for Refugee Education is an expression of our collective ambition and commitment. It provides an opportunity for organisations to affirm the education related commitments in the New York Declaration and Global Compact on Refugees and to publicly commit to accelerating and expanding their organisational efforts to deliver those commitments.
The text of the Charter for Action can be downloaded as a pdf.
Organisations that have already endorsed the Charter for Action include:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Arab Network for Civic Education
Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG)
Danish Refugee Council
Dubai Cares
Education Cannot Wait
Education International
Global Business Coalition for Education
Global Campaign for Education-US
Global Citizen
Global Partnership for Education
Global Platform for Syrian Students
IGAD
INEE, the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies
The Initiative on Child Rights in the Global Compacts
International Aid Services
International Rescue Committee
Jesuit Refugee Service
Kindernothilfe
Lego Foundation
Leisure Leagues Pakistan
Malala Fund
Mercy Corps
Norwegian Refugee Council
One Journey Festival
Plan International
Right To Play
Save the Children
Send My Friend to School
Special Representative for the UN Secretary-General on Violence against Children
Team Up 2 Teach
The Western Union Foundation
UNESCO
UNICEF
UNHCR
Whizz Education
World Bank
World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP)
World University Service of Canada
Xavier Project
Organisations can still endorse the Charter by completing the relevant section in the Framework for Commitments form and emailing it to [email protected].
In addition to endorsing the Charter for Action organisations are invited to formulate and share practical commitments to accelerate the expansion of quality learning opportunities for refugees and host communities, in line with the Framework for Commitments.
You can read more about making a commitment.
"Educated girls know about science, english, sociology and religion."
Taslima* 12, from Myanmar, now lives in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh
Rohingya girls struggle to obtain an education due to social and cultural pressures. These barriers are exacerbated in refugee camps where there are not enough quality education opportunities.
© UNHCR/Roger Arnold