This article is based on a year-long study of the right to education for child refugees and migrants from other African countries who find themselves in South Africa. It identifies a number of factors that inhibit children’s participation in education and shows how the right to education can be assessed and monitored using indicators.

The Kampala Convention is the first international treaty, adopted at regional level (Africa), that protect internally displaced persons. It binds governments to provide legal protection for the rights and well-being of those forced to flee inside their home countries due to conflict, violence, natural disasters, and other human rights abuses. Article 9.2 (b) refers to education.

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The Action plan of the Djibouti Declaration for Refugee Education of the IGAD outlines the actions to be carried out in the delivery of quality education and learning outcomes for refugees, returnees and host communities in the region.

 
La Déclaration de Djibouti de la Conférence ministérielle régionale sur l'éducation des réfugiés est un instrument juridique non contraignant produit par l'IGAD (Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement) en 2017, elle compte huit États membres : Djibouti, l'Ethiopie, le Kenya, la Somalie, le Soudan, le Sud-Soudan, l'Ouganda et l'Erythrée. 
 
La déclaration énonce les engagements des États membres à mettre en œuvre et à développer des normes éducatives de qualité et l'inclusion dans leur cadre juridique national et leur système éducatif. Elle est accompagnée d'un 'Action Plan(en anglais), qui décrit les actions à mener pour offrir une éducation de qualité et des résultats d'apprentissage aux réfugiés, aux rapatriés et aux communautés d'accueil dans la région.
 

The Djibouti Declaration of the Regional Ministerial Conference on Refugee Education is a non binding legal instrument produced by the IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) in 2017, it has eight member states: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda and Eritrea. 

The declaration states the commitments of member states to implement and develop quality educational standards and inclusion in their national legal framework and educational system, it is accompanied by an Action Plan, which outlines the actions to be carried out in the delivery of quality education and learning outcomes for refugees, returnees and host communities in the region.

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