Building futures through Refugee Education: Aspirations, Navigation, and (Non-)citizenship – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

The study examines the educational journeys of Somali youth in Dadaab camps, Kenya, highlighting how secondary students use education and scholarships to seek exit routes and how graduates adapt their aspirations due to limited local opportunities. It also notes the role of academically successful youth in establishing accredited schools to support others.

• Secondary school youth in Dadaab camps view education as a means to exit the camps and potentially overcome their non-citizen status, specifically targeting resettlement-based scholarships for post-secondary education in Canada.
• Graduate-level youth often lower or adjust their aspirations to match limited available options, such as incentive-paying jobs within the camps or scholarships, with an increasing number returning to Somalia for employment despite security risks.
• Academically successful refugee youth contribute to the quality of education and national exam performance by establishing and managing nationally accredited schools, fostering intergenerational solidarity.

APA

Peace Research Institute Oslo (n.d.). Building futures through Refugee Education: Aspirations, Navigation, and (Non-)citizenship – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). https://www.prio.org/publications/14429

Chicago

Peace Research Institute Oslo. Building futures through Refugee Education: Aspirations, Navigation, and (Non-)citizenship – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). n.d. https://www.prio.org/publications/14429.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{peaceresearchinstituteoslondbuilding, author = {{Peace Research Institute Oslo}}, title = {{Building futures through Refugee Education: Aspirations, Navigation, and (Non-)citizenship – Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, url = {https://www.prio.org/publications/14429}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }