Tag Archives: covid19

Build Forward Better: how to prepare now to respond more effectively to crises’ impact on education

Posted on 6 September 2021 by GEM Report

By Bushra Zulfiqar, Global Education Director & Emma Wagner, Head of Education Policy & Advocacy, Save the Children “Because we dream of a better future, because we want to succeed, we want your support to make our voices heard and … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, Early childhood care and education, emergencies, Equality, Equity, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, emergencies, out of school, target 4.1 | Leave a comment

Reflections on the COVID-19 second wave in India

Posted on 16 August 2021 by GEM Report

By Chandni Jain and Priyadarshani Joshi, GEM Report Far worse than the first one, the second wave of Covid-19 in India devastated the country, and made national and international headlines. Neighbouring countries especially Nepal – with which it shares an … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, ICT, Poverty | Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, misinformation, online learning, technology | 1 Comment

How effective is online teacher training? Evidence from Armenia during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on 2 August 2021 by GEM Report

By Armen Nurbekyan, Gevorg Minasyan and Naneh Hovanessian, Central Bank of Armenia The COVID-19 pandemic led to a massive shutdown of in-person education across the world forcing teachers and students to adapt quickly to a “new normal” of online learning. … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Skills, Teachers, teaching, technology, Training | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, skills training, target 4.c, teachers, teaching, training | Leave a comment

Inclusion is key to building education ‘back better’ but policy gaps remain

Posted on 27 July 2021 by GEM Report

By Susan Nicolai, Senior Research Fellow, ODI Extensive calls to ‘build back better’ are being made in response to the continued impacts and restrictions brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. For education, with close to half the world’s students still … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Finance, Inclusion | Tagged covid19, finance, Inclusion, inclusive education, target 4.1 | Leave a comment

Global Education Meeting commitments in the wake of COVID-19: where do we stand?

Posted on 23 July 2021 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics Since the first school closures in March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented education systems with unprecedented challenges. The declaration of the Global Education Meeting (GEM) in October 2020 captured the concerns … Continue reading →

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One-third of countries are not taking action to help children catch up post COVID-19

Posted on 13 July 2021 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report and Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics. According to a new UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and OECD global survey of national education responses to COVID-19 school closures done in collaboration with … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, covid19, education, learning, target 4.2 | 1 Comment

How we educated Palestinian refugee students during Covid-19 lockdown

Posted on 20 June 2021 by GEM Report

By Nesrin Al Hasan, Principal Truth be told, we are used to emergencies. I am the principal of a school in one of the largest Palestine refugee camps in Lebanon. The camp was set up just after 1948 during the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Conflict, refugees, Refugees and displaced people | Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, displaced populations, displacement, refugees | 1 Comment

Supporting vulnerable adolescent girls to continue their education should be prioritised in recovery plans for COVID-19

Posted on 18 June 2021 by GEM Report

By Kath Ford, Young Lives Substantial progress has been made in educating girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries over the last few decades. The 2020 GEM Gender Report estimated that 180 million more girls have enrolled in … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gender, Inclusion | Tagged #Target 4.5, coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, equality, Gender, girls, girls' education | 2 Comments

The impact of COVID-19 school closures and stress on adolescent mental health in Kenya

Posted on 1 June 2021 by GEM Report

By Jessie Pinchoff, Karen Austrian, Faith Mbushi, Population Council & Julie Mwabe, Kenya Executive Office of the President, Policy and Strategy Unit “I had anxiety because we left school when we were just about to sit for the exams, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Out-of-school children, Youth | Tagged coronavirus, covid-19, covid19, kenya, mental health, target 4.1, youth | 2 Comments

Have we underestimated the number of students affected by school closures?

Posted on 25 May 2021 by GEM Report

By Silvia Montoya, Director, UNESCO Institute for Statistics The COVID-19 pandemic has not only brought the loss of many lives and severe pressures on health systems, it has also had a severe and negative impact on livelihoods of disadvantaged people … Continue reading →