Teaching and Learning in Fragile Context (TLFC) Research Initiative

CODE, under the Teaching Learning in Fragile Context (TLFC) program, invites Research Proposals that addresses the challenges of education in refugee and displacement contexts.  The research component of the TLFC project will support applied and transferable research on quality teaching and culturally relevant learning materials in specific crisis affected and fragile sub-Saharan African countries. The project will also facilitate access and use of this evidence by African education sector actors and practitioners to improve sustainable literacy and learning outcomes for children, especially for girls, in African refugee and IDP contexts.

Problem Statement: The African education sector actors lack access to situated evidence about how quality teaching and culturally relevant reading materials can improve marginalized children’s sustainable literacy and learning outcomes in refugee and displacement contexts in sub-Saharan Africa.

Mission Statement: CODE’s research program supports situated research on quality teaching and culturally relevant reading materials for use by African education stakeholders to improve children’s sustainable literacy and learning outcomes in refugee and displacement context in selected sub-Saharan Africa.

Thematic Priorities: In this second call, we invite research proposals aligned with three thematic priorities:(1) knowledge and skills, (2) agency, and (2) responsiveness (see full call for proposals for details). Successful proposals should clearly outline their potential contribution to educational theory and evidence-based policymaking and practices in fragile contexts mindful of equity and justice.

The duration of the proposed research must be between 12 and 18 months. CODE will offer up to ten (10) research grants of a maximum of $20,000 Canadian Dollars (CAD) each. We invite researchers, academics and educators who are residents in sub-Saharan African countries to submit proposals by January 6, 2025.

Application Deadline: January 6, 2025

This application is open to eligible researchers based in all sub-Saharan African countries.  Researchers with lived experience in refugee contexts are encouraged to apply.  The proposed research must focus on refugee and displacement contexts in sub-Saharan African.  See full call for a list of eligible countries. 

For further inquiries about the Call for Proposals, send an email to TLFC@code.ngo