25
Cultural Sustainability in Refugee Camps Rita L. Irwin with Philip Landon, World University Service of Canada MaranguNjogu, Windle Trust Kenya WanjikuKhamasi, Moi University, Kenya Samson Nashon, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Waae Summit

  • Upload
    waae

  • View
    387

  • Download
    1

Embed Size (px)

Citation preview

Page 1: Waae Summit

Cultural Sustainability in Refugee Camps 

Rita L. Irwin with Philip Landon, World University Service of Canada

MaranguNjogu, Windle Trust KenyaWanjikuKhamasi, Moi University, Kenya

Samson Nashon, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Page 2: Waae Summit

Education fosters human development, providing learning opportunities and hope to future generations.

Page 3: Waae Summit

The camps need more schools, more resources and most importantly, more trained teachers to deliver the quality education children crave and are entitled to.

Page 4: Waae Summit

The UNHCR manages refugees’ welfare in numerous camps around the world with upwards of 12 million people living in these camps.

Page 5: Waae Summit

Case Study: Creating a DadaabTeacher Education Program

Page 6: Waae Summit

The Refugee Situation in Dadaab, Kenya

Dadaab refugee camps were established in 1991 when Somalis fled the civil war in their country. As of May 20th, 2009, Dadaab was home to 272,800 refugees, the vast majority of whom are Somali.

Page 7: Waae Summit

Education in Dadaab Refugee Camps

Page 8: Waae Summit

While 38,000 primary aged children and 3,000 secondary students attend school, there are many children/adolescents living in the camps (half of the population is below age 20) that cannot be accommodated in either primary or secondary schools.

Page 9: Waae Summit

It is important to note that only “examinable” subjects are taught in the camps.  Other areas such as cultural studies, social issues, and arts education are poorly represented due to lack of resources and experienced teachers. 

Page 10: Waae Summit

The programneeds tobe an inter-generational development project that enables Somali teachers to provide transformational leadershipforthe future. 

Page 11: Waae Summit

As Somalis live outside their homeland, cultural traditions are gradually being lost. These traditions involve all forms of the arts: dance, music, visual arts, drama, poetry, literature, etc. 

Page 12: Waae Summit

The question guiding this case study is:

How might a teacher education program create a strong sense of cultural sustainability for the refugee community?

Page 13: Waae Summit

A secondary question is:

How might the global arts education community assist refugees in sustaining and adapting their cultures?

Page 14: Waae Summit

What are some Possible Interventions for Teacher Education?

A teacher education program in Dadaab refugee camps needs to be multi-faceted and should include a number of strategic areas for intervention.

Page 15: Waae Summit

1. Teaching Diploma Program

Page 16: Waae Summit

2. Curriculum Development and Support

Page 17: Waae Summit

3. Academic Leadership Support

Page 18: Waae Summit

4. Secondmentof Support Teachers

Page 19: Waae Summit

5. Material support to refugee schools

Page 20: Waae Summit

6. Engagement of Canadians

Page 21: Waae Summit

7. Cross-cutting themes

Page 22: Waae Summit

What are some Possible Interventions for Cultural Sustainability?

Page 23: Waae Summit

The secondary question is:How might the global arts education community 

assist refugees in sustaining and adapting their cultures?

Page 24: Waae Summit

I invite you to consider how our countries, governments, arts and culture organizations, and foundations could help the more than 12 million refugees world wide to experience the arts, to appreciate the need for the arts in education, and how we could assist them in this effort.

Page 25: Waae Summit