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Education in emergencies
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Achieving Breakthroughs in Education: Key achievements in 2013
Education is one of Save the Children’s global priorities. Good quality education brings hope and opportunities for children to transform their lives; it helps to tackle poverty and improve health, and educated children are more likely to educate their ow
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Hear it From the Children Why Education in Emergencies is Critical: A study on the role of education for conflict-affected communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia
This study reflects the voices of more than 250 children, parents, teachers and community representatives in two locations currently served by education projects supported by the EU Children of Peace Initiative: Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of
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Children and armed conflict: report of the Secretary-General 2014
This UN document is a report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly on the ‘Promotion and protection of the rights of children: Children and armed conflict’. The report highlights global trends regarding the impact of armed conflict on children
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INEE Conflict Sensitive Education Pack
Conflict sensitive education refers to the design and delivery of education programs and policies that take into account the conflict setting. The aim is to minimize the negative impact (a contribution to conflict) and maximize the positive impact (a cont
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Futures Under Threat: The impact of the education crisis on Syria's children
Futures under Threat shines a light on the scale and extent of the education crisis for children inside Syria and for those living as refugees in neighbouring countries. Before the war almost all of Syria’s children were enrolled in school. Literacy rates
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Baseline Assessment of Child Labour among Syrian Refugees in Za'atari Refugee Camp- Jordan
The Syrian crisis continues to deteriorate, leading to significant numbers of refugees in neighboring countries as well as great human tragedy within Syria itself. According to UNICEF, over 630,000 Syrian refugees are registered in Jordan as of 2014. One
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Guidance Note: How to Assist with School Access, Mobility and Transport- Part 1: Purpose and principles
The purpose of this note is to provide guidance to humanitarian agencies, who assist children in refugee camps in order to attend school. The example is from Jordan. The guidance note provide practical advice for supporting children in refugee camps on
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Conflict Sensitive Education Training Module 90 Minutes
This 90-minute training module is based on the INEE Conflict Sensitive Education Pack created to support the integration of conflict sensitivity in education policies and programs. This module includes a PowerPoint presentation, activity handouts, facilit
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Une Crise Insidieuse: L'éducation- une priorité négligée dans les urgences à évolution lente
In many countries, the lives of millions of children are compromised by the recurrence of slow-onset emergencies. As part of two ongoing chronic crises, the crisis in East Africa (since 2011) and the crisis in the Sahel region (since 2012), there is a ste
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Guidelines for Child Friendly Spaces in Emergencies
The guidelines outline a clear and comprehensive way to establish Child Friendly Spaces (CFS) in emergencies. The guidelines provides ideas on how to establish CFS in different emergency context e.g. natural disaster and war situations. The guide consists
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Save the Children Education in Emergencies Poster
The resource is a two page leaflet/poster containing short key messages on EiE. The tool could be used by programme and awards teams to advocate for EiE interventions within country programmes. The leaflet could also be translated and used with communitie
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Protecting Education in Countries Affected by Conflict: Booklet 1
This booklet introduces the problem of conflict-related threats to education and possible responses. It includes country-specific case studies highlighting attacks on education in Pakistan, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand, and an overview