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Doha, Qatar (September 21, 2021) – Education4Resistance, an online platform to help education systems build resilience in and through education for a more peaceful and just world, launched with a new look and new features on Tuesday – the International Day of Peace – by UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO), in partnership with the Education Above All Foundation (EAA).
Education4Resistance provides resources, guidelines, tools and other features that will help education professionals – from policy makers to planners – to rebuild better education, with a focus on protecting the right to a healthy education. quality for all.
“Now is the time for resilience,†said Karen Mundy, Director of IIEP-UNESCO. “COVID-19 has exposed the vulnerability of all education systems to various dangers and risks. To support education planners and managers, the new Education4Resilience platform offers a wealth of advice and some 700 resources on how to prepare the sector to respond to emergencies, protect learning for all and ultimately of account, unleash the power of education to help prevent further crises. “
The website is an up-to-date and comprehensive source on a range of issues affecting access to quality education, including:
- Key resources on supporting education during COVID-19
- Guidance and tools for crisis-sensitive planning and curriculum
- An updated library with research and resources on education in emergencies, country risk response and management plans and policies, searchable by topic, resource type, region and country, language and publication date
- News section with articles on resilience in education, updates and publications from IIEP and guest articles
- Ability to provide feedback, contact the IIEP team and use an optimized search function
In addition, the website is all the more relevant as the challenges facing access to quality education in today’s world are complex, evolving and arise every day.
* “We see that conflicts, natural hazards, climate change and epidemics lead to serious disruption of learning and the destruction of school infrastructure. In our joint global effort with IIEP-UNESCO to protect education from the devastating effects of conflict and insecurity, resources like the Education4Resilience platform are essential to provide comprehensive online tools and guidance that can overhaul our approach to education in crisis situations. To bring students all over the world back to school and keep them there safely, we must jointly mitigate risks and ensure education despite conflict and prevent future learning losses, â€explained Maleiha Malik, Principal executive of EAA’s Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC) program. *
Education4Resilience comes amid unprecedented disruption to the world’s education systems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which, at its peak, affected more than 1.6 billion learners globally. Many education systems did not already have a contingency plan. The pandemic has therefore highlighted the importance of crisis-sensitive education planning to mitigate the impact of future crises.
Key messages Children living in fragile and conflict-affected places are more than twice as likely to be out of school than their peers who live in safe and stable environments.
Education4Resilience can help ministries of education, development and humanitarian partners understand crisis-sensitive education planning and identify the range of risks facing education today. The website can also help users mitigate the impact of crises on the delivery of education services while promoting the development of education policies and programs that will help prevent future crises.
A key component of crisis-sensitive education planning is overcoming inequalities and exclusion in education, which can exacerbate the risk of conflict when left unchecked.
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that no country is immune to crises that can disrupt education systems and disrupt learning. The resources and information available on this website will help education professionals in all contexts and contexts use education to transform the world into a more inclusive, equitable, sustainable and healthy world.
By providing education planners and managers with the latest information on how to maintain education services, address equity and quality issues, and collect and use data and information, education systems will be better placed to maintain educational services and learning opportunities for all. Providing information and best practices – such as those shared on Education4Resilience – are essential for this to happen.
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Education Above All Foundation (EAA)
Education Above All (EAA) is a global education foundation established in 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. EAA is committed to protecting education, a fundamental right for all children and an essential condition for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). EAA believes that education is the most effective way to reduce poverty, generate economic growth and create peaceful and just societies, thus bringing hope and real opportunity in the lives of children, young people. and women, especially those living in poverty, conflict situations and natural disasters. For more information visit educationaboveall.org.
EAA is made up of four programs: Educate A Child (EAC), Al Fakhoora, Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) and Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC). In addition to providing access to education to children around the world, EAA advocates for the safeguard of inclusive and quality education for all.
IIPE-UNESCO
The UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) is the only specialized United Nations organization with a mandate to support educational policy, planning and management. Established in 1963 as an integral part of UNESCO, it develops the capacities of education actors to plan and manage their systems through its training programs, technical cooperation, policy research and knowledge sharing. .
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