burundi: Education for repatriation: providing refugees with vocational skills

The international community provides protection and assistance to 350 000 Burundian refugees in 10 camps in western Tanzania. With 10 000 Burundian refugees entering adulthood in the camps each year and the prospect for return uncertain, there is much scope for boredom, apathy and crime. What form of education is relevant and stimulating for such refugee populations? A paper from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) entitled ‘Vocational training for refugees: a case study from Tanzania’ evaluates ongoing skills training programmes for Burundian refugees.