Education and disability in a conflict affected context: Are children with disabilities less likely to learn and be protected in Darfur?

Peer-reviewed article
(2018 Jan) World Development, 106 248-259

Authors

Bakhshi P, Babulal GM, Trani JF.

Abstract

The Sustainable Development Goal four aims at ensuring inclusive, free and equitable quality education. In a conflict setting such as Western Darfur, the education system has been destroyed, leaving millions of children out of schools. Various stakeholders, namely UNICEF and non-governmental organizations, have taken initiatives to rebuild schools and include all children since the beginning of the conflict in 2003. However, very little evidence is available to date on the education of children with disabilities living in conflict and post-conflict situations.

Education