Category Archives: Disaster preparedness

The Peruvian education system: seeking quality and equity during COVID-19 times

Posted on 7 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Milagros Lechleiter and Rosa Vidarte, GEM Report Peru was the first country in Latin American to decree the mandatory social distancing of its population on March 16, only 10 days after detecting its first case of COVID-19. The quarantine … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Equity, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, digital divide, digital literacy skills, equity, out of school, peru, technology | 6 Comments

“Doing no harm” in and through education

Posted on 6 April 2020 by GEM Report

One of the most striking effects of the global pandemic is how millions of people have faced moral dilemmas. Choices over education is a case in point. The education sector often looks to the health sector for ideas, inspired by … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, out of school, out of school children, sdg 4.a | 3 Comments

COVID 19: how Senegal intends to ensure #LearningNeverStops

Posted on 3 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français By Rokhaya Fall Diawara and Tidiane Sall, UNESCO The spread of COVID-19 is a growing worry for Africa. Among the 47 African countries that have closed their schools and universities to more than 280 million African children, … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, ICT, ICT skills, learning, out of school, Senegal, technology | 4 Comments

COVID 19 : comment Sénégal entend assurer la continuité pédagogique

Posted on 3 April 2020 by GEM Report

English / Français Par Rokhaya Fall Diawara et Tidiane Sall, UNESCO La situation en Afrique suscite de grandes inquiétudes face à COVID-19. Parmi les 47 pays africains qui ont fermé leurs établissements scolaires et universitaires, 10 pays n’ont même pas … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, Français, out of school, Senegal, technology | 3 Comments

Covid-19: Where’s the discussion on distance learning training for teachers?

Posted on 1 April 2020 by GEM Report

A lot of the discussion, and rightly so, has been about the effect of school closures on students. Education, as they know it, stopped from one day to the next. But what about teachers? Just as students are new to … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, ICT, Teachers, teaching, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged digital literacy skills, digital skills, sdg 4.c, teachers, teaching, technology, training | 6 Comments

Three ways to plan for equity during the coronavirus school closures

Posted on 25 March 2020 by GEM Report

By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education and Suzanne Grant Lewis, UNESCO-IIEP Director From school closures and home confinement to travel bans, countries and municipalities are ramping up efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Equity, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, equity, learning, out of school, UNESCO | 17 Comments

Parents and communities need to be engaged in migrant children’s education

Posted on 3 July 2019 by GEM Report

by Anna d’Addio, Senior Policy Analyst at the GEM Report “We were blind, now our eyes have been opened … the educated children help us see. (Zahra, mother)” (Changezi and Biseth, 2011) Family and community involvement is key to overcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Equality, Equity, Ethnicity, fragile states, immigrant, immigration, Inclusion, Inclussion, Marginalization, migrant, migration, peace, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, right to education, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, #Target 4.5, conflict, education, intercultural education, migrant, migration | 2 Comments

COP22: Women, climate change and disaster resilience

Posted on 16 November 2016 by GEM Report

On Monday during the high-level event on Education Day at COP22 the GEM Report gave a keynote presentation on the important role that education plays in improving environmental knowledge and changing behavior. Yesterday was Gender Day at COP22, showing how important gender equality … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 gender review, Climate change, Disaster preparedness, Environment, Gender, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged climate change, cop22, Gender, sustainable development | 2 Comments

Impact of conflict on teachers and their role in peacebuilding: What can be learnt from Nepal?

Posted on 30 September 2016 by GEM Report

By Dr Tejendra Pherali, Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development at UCL Institute of Education This blog looks at the impact on, and role of, school leadership during conflict, using Nepal and the Maoist insurgency as a case study. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, Democracy, Developed countries, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged conflict, education, learning, SDGs, target 4.7 | 2 Comments

Why have countries committed to development targets they might never reach?

Posted on 13 September 2016 by Aaron Benavot

It seems a strange decision for any country, let alone all, to sign up to a global commitment they know they will never reach. End Hunger? Eradicate poverty? Are these lofty goals really possible? In the next 15 years? Exactly … Continue reading →