Children’s voices in times of COVID-19: continued child activism in the face of personal challenges
This research was conducted in March and April 2020 to explore children and young people’s reflections and perceptions on the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Do school closures during an epidemic have persistent effects? Evidence from Sierra Leone in the time of Ebola
School closures are a common short run policy response to viral epidemics. The authors study the persistent post-epidemic impacts of this on the economic lives of young women in Sierra Leone, a context where women frequently experience sexual violence and face multiple economic disadvantages.
Youth and COVID-19: impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being; survey report 2020
This study reports the findings from the Global Survey on Youth and COVID-19 conducted by partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth between April and May 2020. This was at the time when the COVID-19 pandemic had rapidly translated into an economic crisis.
The Covid-19 pandemic: shocks to education and policy responses
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the world was living a learning crisis. Before the pandemic, 258 million children and youth of primary- and secondary-school age were out of school. And low schooling quality meant many who were in school learned too little.
Health and nutrition during home learning
Evidence tells us that a range of health and protection risks arise from a global pandemic, school closures and attempted distancing measures.
Knowledge map: WASH in schools and Coronavirus
The WASH in Schools Network (UNICEF, GIZ, Save the Children, WATERAID; Emory, LSHTM, among others) has compiled this knowledge map with links to relevant materials about COVID-19 for learners, their families and the education system.
Policy brief: The impact of COVID-19 on children
Children are not the face of this pandemic. But they risk being among its biggest victims. While they have thankfully been largely spared from the direct health effects of COVID-19 at least to date – the crisis is having a profound effect on their wellbeing.
Coronavirus: Impact on young people with mental health needs
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the lives of people across the United Kingdom, including millions of children and young people.
Modeling the effect of school closures in a pandemic scenario: exploring two different contact matrices
School closures may delay the epidemic peak of the next influenza pandemic, but whether school closure can delay the peak until pandemic vaccine is ready to be deployed is uncertain.