Learning becomes a window into the future for refugee children in Chios

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Since February 2018, the non-formal education center in Chios gives refugee children access to knowledge and opens “a window into the future”. The center is coordinated by METAdrasi, with the support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and co-funded by Education Cannot Wait. Six teachers work in this center, while each week up to 270 children can attend classes, when circumstances permit. UNHCR estimates that there are more than 4,000 school-aged children on the Aegean islands and very few of them go to public schools. Learning helps bring normality back to the lives of refugee children, many of whom may have had traumatic experiences. Beyond that, refugee children, like any child, need education to make the most of their potential. With non-formal education centers, UNHCR and its partners are helping to bridge this gap and prepare refugee children for school.

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Published to Youtube on: 30/12/2020

Archived on: 08/10/2025

Original URL (may no longer be available): https://youtube.com/watch?v=ICTRzyThoXc