December 20, 2022 By Patrick Higgins Since the beginning of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine, more than 4 million Ukrainians have registered for Temporary Protection or a similar type of international protection in Europe. A recent UNHCR survey reports that despite gains made by Ukrainian forces, the majority of Ukrainian refugees intend to stay in …
December 7, 2022 By Selina Marton On September 21, 2022 the Russian government enacted its first military mobilization since World War II. Termed a ‘partial mobilization’, 300,000 Russian citizens from the military reserves were immediately called up to serve (“Putin’s Plan”, 2022; “Central Asia Faces a Russian Migrant Crisis”, 2022). At least an equal number …
Russians Fleeing Conscription: What Protections Exist? Read More »
August 31, 2022 By Victoria Jones and Stanton Geyer Between June 20 and July 8, 2022, ELNOR staff and volunteers conducted a research project to learn about children’s access to education in refugee camps in Greece. Greece, alongside Italy and Spain, receives the greatest number of asylum seekers in Europe per year, and its refugee …
Examining the Lack of Education in Greek Refugee camps: Summer Research ’22 Read More »
January, 2022 By Victoria Jones, Stanton Geyer, Lina Demis, Nora Lorenz Table of Contents: Abstract. 1.0 Introduction 1.1 Relevance and Aims 1.2 Outline 2.0 Background 3.0 Methods 4.0 Findings 4.1 Language Interests 4.2 School Backgrounds 4.3 WiFi and Technology Access 4.4 Access to NGOs 4.5 Identities 4.6 Female Participants 5.0 Discussion 5.1 Language Interests and …
ELNOR Report: Educational Backgrounds and Technology Access in Mavrovouni Refugee Camp Read More »
By Clara Mecacci This article serves as an introduction to the EU and Turkey deal, briefly explaining its content, aims, and critiques. Additional readings are suggested below to learn more on the subject. Context In 2015, an increasing number of people seeking safety and security tried to reach Europe, with a growing number of recorded …
Forced migration is an umbrella term that covers various migrants’ conditions. In the academic and policy literature, ‘forced migration’ is used to identify refugees, asylum seekers, internally displaced people (IDPs) and stateless people (Ben-Yehuda and Goldstein, 2020). Forced migrants are generally defined as those who have left their homes due ‘to events that threatened their …
What is the future role of technology in education in humanitarian contexts? The current panorama of the technology industry is witnessing the rise of newer technological solutions to a growing array of fields. Recently, a flourishing demand for tech has originated in the education space. What role do tech solutions have in the future of …
By Clara Mecacci This article analyzes a pilot study from the winter of 2020-21 that ELNOR cofounders conducted to learn more about refugee camps, accessible technology within camps, and refugee adults’ educational needs. Before launching its first lessons in February 2020, ELNOR recognized that it was essential to have an initial understanding of educational and …