About
The REACH partnership fosters global collaboration to support inclusive, contextually relevant education for displaced/refugee children with dis/abilities. REACH promotes open access to knowledge, bridges research and practice, and emphasizes co-development of adaptable, evidence-based strategies. Grounded in a multicultural, interdisciplinary, systems-based approach, REACH values collective learning and rejects one-size-fits-all solutions. REACH seeks instead to build a shared repository of practical, culturally responsive knowledge and practice resources that address the complex educational and psychosocial needs of this population in pragmatic and contextually relevant ways.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE REACH PARTNERSHIP
The REACH partnership was launched in 2021 with funding from a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant to explore the educational experiences of refugee children with disabilities. Initially involving three universities, two NGOs, and several individuals, the partnership rapidly expanded as global displacement more than doubled between 2021 and 2024 (UNHCR, 2024). Since then, REACH has supported additional fully funded research projects, with more currently under review and additional proposals in development.