Reflections on Training 2
In this post, our three Research Advisors (Bello in Chad, Joyce in Uganda, and Abraham in Zambia) share their reflections on the second training week, which took place in late 2025.
GERE blog
Welcome to the GERE blog! Here you will find blog posts written by the Refugee Researchers and programme updates from the GERE core team.
Voices from refugee settings: video for a Global Refugee Forum side event 2025
This video includes perspectives from our refugee teacher researchers in Chad, Uganda and Zambia, as well as some emerging findings from our research.
Introducing the Peer Researchers: video for UKFIET 2025
In this video - first shared at UKFIET, The Education and Development Forum conference 2025 - the Peer Researchers introduce themselves, speak about their experiences of teaching in their host countries, and reflect on the first phase of the project.
Training 1: participant reflections and key lessons
In May and June 2025, we completed three week-long training sessions as part of our latest GERE study. In this blog, we share our key takeaways from the training with the team of refugee teacher researchers.
Reflections from scoping visits in Chad, Uganda and Zambia
In this post, we share our key takeaways from inspiring scoping visits to Uganda, Zambia and Chad, providing a foundation for the research approach.
Scaling refugee teacher inclusion models for enhanced agency and well-being: project launch
Announcing our latest research study: Scaling refugee teacher inclusion models for enhanced agency and well-being: project launch. Read more to learn about this 33-month study in Chad, Uganda and Zambia.
Our perspective on education and employment opportunities for refugees
Featuring the story of one participant in the Voices of Refugee Youth research study, Israr and Abdul outline their perspective of the challenges facing refugees in Pakistan when seeking to access education and employment.
My experience of doing data collection
Khatira reflects on her experience of conducting data collection in her role as a youth researcher for Voices of Refugee Youth, including the challenges and most interesting parts of this process.
My story so far
In our latest blog, Noor – one of our youth researchers in Pakistan – shares his experience as part of the Voices of Refugee Youth study, and the way it has contributed to his journey as a researcher.
The practical experience of being a youth researcher
Khalid shares his perspective of being a Youth Researcher in Pakistan for the Voices of Refugee Youth study.
A personal account from data collection for Data Point 3
Drawing on her experience during data point 3, Asma shares one participant’s story of education opportunities in Pakistan.
Reflections on the impact of Covid-19 for refugees and education
Umer outlines the impact of the pandemic on refugee education in Pakistan, drawing on his own experience.