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Educational Response in Emergencies - Coggle Diagram
Educational Response in Emergencies
Quality education
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4
Conflict and the consequences of conflict are becoming more prevalent in the world and in most cases it is children who suffer most.
Schooling provides a sense of stability in an environment where all around is chaos; children need that sense of security and need it immediately
Education can play critical role in helping children return towards a normal life and in laying the foundation for a productive role in society, either country of origin or in the country of settlement.
education as a right
education is not only right for children, it is equally a life saving activity.
ensuring access
All these specialist agree upon a few basic principle:
education is a fundamental right of all children including any child caught in the middle of a crisis.
education should be part of emergency preparedness and start as soon as possible after an emergency has started
education should be community-based and supported
education should be inclusive and non-discriminatory, catering for children with special needs and meeting the psycho-social needs of all children.
education should be a continuum covering all aspects of early childhood, primary and adolescent schooling.
education should contain elements that support children's reintegration into their home society, whether that includes additional elements of peace-building, environmental awareness or land-mine awareness.
United Nations agency responses to education in emergencies
to insist that basic education is an "essential part every emergency programme".
many do this by using a strategy of rapid response through the use of emergency education kits
issues relating to provission of education in emergencies
policy
general policy question must be addressed in a refugee context
language
curriculum
purpose of education
teachers qualifications
second chances
certification or accrediatation with existing system
access and equity
universal primary education
post-primary education
early childhood education
most vulnerable children
quality
when the examines what quality education implies in the context of a refugee crisis, some argue that any type of education is better than none at all
management
managemnet systems and their success can vary considerably in refugee context, depending on a number of key factors