Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnography
Abstract Due to the Somali Civil War of 1991, more than 10,000 Somali refugees resettled in Kebribeyah, a town in the Somali region of Ethiopia. For nearly three decades, the local and resettled refugee communities shared the resources the region had to offer, adopted a new common cultural norm, and...
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| description | Abstract Due to the Somali Civil War of 1991, more than 10,000 Somali refugees resettled in Kebribeyah, a town in the Somali region of Ethiopia. For nearly three decades, the local and resettled refugee communities shared the resources the region had to offer, adopted a new common cultural norm, and fostered some levels of social cohesions. It is the education sector, however, that caused social conflicts and hatred between resettled Somalis and the native Somali-Ethiopians. Currently, the education of Somali refugee children is funded by various international organizations, such as the United Nations. On the contrary, the local Somali-Ethiopian children pay their way to schools which leads to poor educational experiences. Using autoethnography as the research method, this article examines the formation of educational gaps between the local and refugee children. Findings suggest that educational inequality can exist between refugee and host communities, if not properly managed, and can ultimately impact social cohesion and stability in the refugee-hosting regions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cf2fdc56591d4f9eac2a01a51fb4cc172022-12-21T19:32:39ZengSpringerOpenJournal of International Humanitarian Action2364-34122364-34042022-01-017111310.1186/s41018-021-00109-4Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnographyAhmed Muhumed0Saleh Ahmed1College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, Florida State UniversitySchool of Public Service, Boise State UniversityAbstract Due to the Somali Civil War of 1991, more than 10,000 Somali refugees resettled in Kebribeyah, a town in the Somali region of Ethiopia. For nearly three decades, the local and resettled refugee communities shared the resources the region had to offer, adopted a new common cultural norm, and fostered some levels of social cohesions. It is the education sector, however, that caused social conflicts and hatred between resettled Somalis and the native Somali-Ethiopians. Currently, the education of Somali refugee children is funded by various international organizations, such as the United Nations. On the contrary, the local Somali-Ethiopian children pay their way to schools which leads to poor educational experiences. Using autoethnography as the research method, this article examines the formation of educational gaps between the local and refugee children. Findings suggest that educational inequality can exist between refugee and host communities, if not properly managed, and can ultimately impact social cohesion and stability in the refugee-hosting regions.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00109-4AutoethnographyEducation inequalityEthiopiaKebribeyah refugee campSocial cohesionSomalia |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Muhumed Saleh Ahmed Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnography Journal of International Humanitarian Action Autoethnography Education inequality Ethiopia Kebribeyah refugee camp Social cohesion Somalia |
| title | Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnography |
| title_full | Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnography |
| title_fullStr | Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnography |
| title_full_unstemmed | Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnography |
| title_short | Educational inequality in the Kebribeyah Somali refugee camp in Ethiopia: an autoethnography |
| title_sort | educational inequality in the kebribeyah somali refugee camp in ethiopia an autoethnography |
| topic | Autoethnography Education inequality Ethiopia Kebribeyah refugee camp Social cohesion Somalia |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41018-021-00109-4 |
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