Disability, Conflict and Education
Learn about disability inclusion in education, with insights from research in Afghanistan and Tanzania.
Armed conflict and political instability create additional barriers for persons with disabilities, often limiting access to livelihoods and social participation, including access to education.
To mark the International Day of Education (24 January), we'll hear from current doctoral researchers at ICED, Benafsha Yaqoobi and Emily Eldred, chaired by Tom Shakespeare. Benafsha will explore the barriers and facilitators affecting persons with disabilities in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021, drawing on her PhD research to explore how social and cultural attitudes shape experiences of disability in conflict-affected contexts. Emily will talk about the epidemiology of violence against children with disabilities in schools and the current evidence on prevention, drawing from a recent systematic review, and highlight upcoming evidence from a PENDA programme trial in Tanzania.
Speakers
- Professor Tom Shakespeare, co-Director of ICED, LSHTM (chair)
- Benafsha Yaqoobi is a human rights activist and researcher from Afghanistan, who is currently based in London. She is the founder and director of The Rahyab Initiative and The Organization of Rahyab for Rehabilitation Services for the blind (ORRSB). Benafsha is currently a doctoral researcher in sociology at ICED, where her research focuses on facilitators and barriers experienced by people with disabilities in Afghanistan and other conflict-affected settings. She has been a leading advocate for the inclusion of Afghan women, including women with disabilities, in peace-building and human rights processes. Her work has been recognised internationally, including the International Women of Courage Award (2024) and was selected as one of the BBC’s 100 Women in 2021.
- Emily Eldred is a Research Fellow at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, ICED and the Child Protection Research Group (CPRG). Emily's research focuses on how behaviour change interventions can prevent violence against children, addressing inequities within violence prevention and response, and promoting the inclusion of children with disabilities within violence prevention efforts.
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