Teachers play a crucial role in the teaching and learning process. The success of students largely depends on the quality of their teachers. This is true everywhere. Refugee students, in particular, need not only high-quality instruction but also support in addressing their psycho-social needs, as they come from diverse social,

As part of a pilot initiative, IGAD trained 755 secondary school teachers in refugee settlements across three member states: Ethiopia, Sudan, and Uganda. This initiative received financial support from the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany through GIZ. The priority was given to member states that developed a multiyear national costed plan, and these three countries were the first to implement such a plan.