Education in a post-COVID world: towards a RAPID transformation
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, resulting in disruptions to education at an unprecedented scale.
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Building momentum to end school-related gender-based violence in the time of COVID-19: final report
In 2021-22, Education International (EI), with the technical support of Gender at Work (G@W), implemented a nine-month learning cycle to build further momentum among education unions in Africa to take action to end School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV).
Adolescent education, health and wellbeing status in four counties in Kenya: two years into the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread school closures globally, including in Kenya.
An effective crisis response: lessons from the COVID-19 experience
This report summarises lessons learned by the GEC since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. It also outlines the ‘principles’ which have guided action planning at every level and provides a timeline (including phases of response management) for effective action.
Delivery of comprehensive sexuality education in non-conventional settings during COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
The aim of this knowledge paper is to collect and synthesise emerging evidence, strategies and lessons learnt from CSE delivery in non-conventional settings in low- and middle-income countries. Also, this paper contributes to the documentation of online SRHR service delivery during COVID-19.
Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) programming adaptations in response to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
This commentary aims to examine the COVID-19 disruptions to CSE programming, responses, and strategies from countries and organisations to overcome challenges caused by COVID restrictions, and to explore the potential for digital technologies to deliver information and education in new ways.
Schools as safety nets: break-downs and recovery in reporting of violence against children
Schools are a key channel in formal reporting of violence against children, but this channel broke down with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We study how widespread such reporting declines are, and to what extent they were recovered once re-openings begin.
Special issue on education in pandemics
This special issue of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) offers empirical observations of the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on students, parents, and teachers in conflict and crisis-affected contexts.
A coordinated response to the needs of the learner: how deworming and school meals together will contribute to the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic
In the first few months of 2020, 1.5 billion children worldwide were excluded from schools by the COVID-19 pandemic.
From learning recovery to education transformation: insights and reflections from the 4th Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures
This report presents findings from the fourth round of the Survey on National Education Responses to COVID-19 School Closures, administered between April–July 2022 with responses from Ministries of Education in 93 countries.