Education for Refugees, Migrants and Displaced Children and Young People in LAC: Challenges and Opportunities with Digital Technology

Abstract

In the context of the unprecedented human mobility crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the increasing proportion of children and young persons (CYP) in school age crossing borders raises concern on their access to basic human rights, including education. This dramatic scenario demands urgent, timely and coordinated multilevel policy responses from states at multiple levels. States, as the primary guarantors of the right to education, must lead these efforts in collaboration with a broad alliance of stakeholders to safeguard the rights of the most vulnerable individuals and their families. This document analyzes the challenges faced by refugee, migrant and displaced (RMD) CYP to enjoy education rights in contexts of mobility in the LAC region, and how digital technologies could support and enhance their educational trajectories. Sources of information comprises (1) a literature review of education and technology issues in relation to RMD and (2) four semi-structured interviews with key informants from international and regional government and non-governmental organizations.