Briefing note

Out‑of‑School Children in Haiti: Obstacles and Barriers to Learning in the Communes of Port‑au‑Prince and Delmas

Published 23. Jan 2026
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Access to education for displaced children in Haiti is severely compromised by insecurity, school costs, and limited availability in public schools, deepening vulnerability and undermining protection, recovery, and long-term prospects.

Haiti’s prolonged security and humanitarian crisis has severely disrupted access to education for children affected by displacement. To better understand the barriers to schooling and inform the implementation of its Education in Emergencies (EiE) programme, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), in partnership with the Citizen Initiative for Human Rights (ICDH), and with financial support from the European Union Humanitarian Aid, conducted a household survey among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Port-au-Prince and Delmas.