Webinar Series:
Critical Conversations on Refugee and Migrant Education:
Toward Commitment and Concrete Action
The coronavirus pandemic has upended educational systems and practices worldwide, but for refugees and migrants the pandemic exposed just how desperate their already difficult plight has become. Throughout 2021 and 2022, the Refugee & Migrant Education Network will be hosting a series of conversations about issues within refugee education.
The series of programs will explore
- Reimagining innovation in a time of global uncertainty;
- Educating university students about refugees and migrants;
- Developing effective partnerships advancing educational access to displaced persons.
INTEGRATIVE JUSTICE MODEL: Measure your Impact at the Margins
This webinar familiarized participants with the Integrative Justice Model (IJM), a normative ethical framework for statistically predicting the extent to which an organization or intervention actually transforms quality of life (TQL) for beneficiaries. Based on these statistical methods and research, we explored best practices to apply the IJM for more effective strategic planning grounded in the voices of beneficiaries.
EDUCATION IN EXILE:
The current state and importance of refugee education as a pathway to opportunity
The Refugee & Migrant Education Network, in partnership with the Gregorian University in Rome, hosted our first program of in our 2021 Critical Conversations event series! The discussion featured Filippo Grandi, the 11th United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
This powerful and pertinent discussion focused on the realities and challenges of educating displaced people around the world. Fernando M. Reimers, Harvard University’s Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice in International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative, moderated.
Important moments from the conversation:
ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION IN TIMES OF UNPRECEDENTED CHANGE
Leadership Lessons from the Jesuit Refugee Service
On June 15th 2021, JRS leaders joined the Refugee & Migrant Education Network for a candid conversation about how to address organizational challenges to better serve their community of 800,000 refugees each year and improve outcomes for forcibly displaced communities in 56 countries around the world.
Key questions that guided our conversation:
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- How does a humanitarian organization remain agile and responsive to the changing needs of forcibly displaced learners worldwide?
- Can leaders embed innovation into their practices, programs, and cultures, without compromising mission or core values?
- What enables broad buy-in and sustainability in managing organizational change? In diverse contexts?
Important moments from the conversation:
To watch the full event featuring experts from the Jesuit Refugee Service–Thomas H. Smolich, International Director; Melly Preira, Director of Human Resources; Andre Atsu, Regional Director for East Africa–and moderated by Arnout Mertens, JRS Director of Programmes and Innovation, please visit our Facebook.
