Eritrea Education Fact Sheet 2011
Fact sheet 2011 EDUCATION
Eritrea Country profile In Eritrea, there are some 4,600 refugees from Somalia and Sudan. The Government of Eritrea does not accept asylum claims from Ethiopian asylum-seekers. UNHCR has recognized some 70 Ethiopians as mandated refugees. UNHCR continues to advocate for local integration, especially for refugees married to Eritrean nationals, but the Government has been reluctant to consider this durable solution for Somali and Sudanese refugees. The deterioration of the situation inside Somalia does not present favourable prospects for return. The repatriation of refugees from South Sudan will depend on the results of the referendum to be held in 2011.
Overall education needs budget 2012: USD 295.783
Total people of concern: 4,946 refugees and asylum seekers Origin of refugees: Sudan, Somalia Implementing partners: Office of Refugee Affairs Education program setting: Camp
UNHCR approved budget
USD 102.317, 35%
USD 193.466, 65%
Situation of refugee education in Emkulu camp th
In Emkulu camp, there are refugee-run schools, from early childhood education to 8 grade. The Somali refugee children learn in Somali using a Somali curriculum. Grades 6, 7 and 8 are given in English using Eritrean curriculum in order that the children can continue their education in the government-run st th secondary schools. Students learn English as a subject from 1 grade to 8 grade using Eritrean curriculum. Refugees have access to secondary education in government-run schools in the nearby town free of charge. Education related costs (registration fee, school uniform, learning materials and transportation) are at the same level as for national students and are covered by UNHCR. Tertiary education has been provided to some eligible Somali refugees through DAFI Scholarship Programme.
60% 40%
20
88%
82%
Female
45%
Male
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
20% 0%
Number of students
100% 76% 79% 82% 80%
% of refugee teachers 2007 100% 2008 88% 2009 100% 2010 100%
Enrolm ent of children w ith specific needs in prim ary school, by year and gender
18 16 14 12
18 16 Female
10
M ale
8 6 4
6
6
2 0
2008
2009
2010
2009
• • •
Enrolment in training in 2010, by gender 500
Number of students
450 461
400
2010
In 2010, there were 50 students per teacher In 2010 there were 5 times more male than female teachers Since 2007, there have always been local education committees with implementing partner/government participation
350 300 250 200
368 Female Male
150 100 50 0
UNHCR Education Unit, Geneva 2011
Objectives Continue ensuring access to government secondary schools Support eligible students to go to college Continue summer-training programmes for refugee teachers Raise enrolment rate for girls Fund sports activities in the camps Continue evening literacy programmes for refugee adults
UNHCR/E.Parsons, 2003
% of children
Enrolment in primary and secondary education, by year and gender
Eritrea Country profile In Eritrea, there are some 4,600 refugees from Somalia and Sudan. The Government of Eritrea does not accept asylum claims from Ethiopian asylum-seekers. UNHCR has recognized some 70 Ethiopians as mandated refugees. UNHCR continues to advocate for local integration, especially for refugees married to Eritrean nationals, but the Government has been reluctant to consider this durable solution for Somali and Sudanese refugees. The deterioration of the situation inside Somalia does not present favourable prospects for return. The repatriation of refugees from South Sudan will depend on the results of the referendum to be held in 2011.
Overall education needs budget 2012: USD 295.783
Total people of concern: 4,946 refugees and asylum seekers Origin of refugees: Sudan, Somalia Implementing partners: Office of Refugee Affairs Education program setting: Camp
UNHCR approved budget
USD 102.317, 35%
USD 193.466, 65%
Situation of refugee education in Emkulu camp th
In Emkulu camp, there are refugee-run schools, from early childhood education to 8 grade. The Somali refugee children learn in Somali using a Somali curriculum. Grades 6, 7 and 8 are given in English using Eritrean curriculum in order that the children can continue their education in the government-run st th secondary schools. Students learn English as a subject from 1 grade to 8 grade using Eritrean curriculum. Refugees have access to secondary education in government-run schools in the nearby town free of charge. Education related costs (registration fee, school uniform, learning materials and transportation) are at the same level as for national students and are covered by UNHCR. Tertiary education has been provided to some eligible Somali refugees through DAFI Scholarship Programme.
60% 40%
20
88%
82%
Female
45%
Male
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
Secondary
Primary
20% 0%
Number of students
100% 76% 79% 82% 80%
% of refugee teachers 2007 100% 2008 88% 2009 100% 2010 100%
Enrolm ent of children w ith specific needs in prim ary school, by year and gender
18 16 14 12
18 16 Female
10
M ale
8 6 4
6
6
2 0
2008
2009
2010
2009
• • •
Enrolment in training in 2010, by gender 500
Number of students
450 461
400
2010
In 2010, there were 50 students per teacher In 2010 there were 5 times more male than female teachers Since 2007, there have always been local education committees with implementing partner/government participation
350 300 250 200
368 Female Male
150 100 50 0
UNHCR Education Unit, Geneva 2011
Objectives Continue ensuring access to government secondary schools Support eligible students to go to college Continue summer-training programmes for refugee teachers Raise enrolment rate for girls Fund sports activities in the camps Continue evening literacy programmes for refugee adults
UNHCR/E.Parsons, 2003
% of children
Enrolment in primary and secondary education, by year and gender
