In crisis zones, education is already building peace

In crisis settings, we continue to act as if education can wait until schools reopen, systems stabilize and life resumes. But for children living through war and displacement, waiting is not an option. Education is already happening. The question is whether we recognize it and whether we invest in it. What we often overlook is that education in these contexts is doing something far more urgent than delivering academic content: It is shaping how children understand themselves, relate to others and respond to a fractured world. In other words, it is doing the work of peacebuilding.