Panel: How can education emergency response work in a low-tech environment?

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Nationwide closures in West and Central Africa are impacting 140 million children across the region, including forcibly displaced children who are integrated in national education systems in all the countries. In many countries of the region, remote learning is a luxury because it assumes access to technology hardware (computers and tablets) and internet connectivity. According to UNESCO, in Sub-Saharan Africa, 89% of learners do not have access to home computers and 82% do not have internet. This has sometimes led to a rejection of distance education, a cruel indicator of the digital divide, by parents and teachers. To ensure the continuity of learning in a protective environment and to prepare for the safe reopening of schools, UNHCR is working with Ministries of Education and education partners to support students access to distance education programmes, enhance health training for teachers, support community awareness-raising activities on COVID-19 and basic prevention measures while upgrading water and sanitation facilities in schools. This panel discussion was part of the interactive conference on "The Impact of COVID-19 on refugee education" on 19 June 2020 as part of the Long Night of Ideas organized by the German Federal Foreign Office. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.unhcr.org/dach/de/45421-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-refugee-education.html

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Published to Youtube on: 10/07/2020

Archived on: 08/10/2025

Original URL (may no longer be available): https://youtube.com/watch?v=rCs5eP6c7FI