Causes

Education and continuity of learning

During a crisis, learning also offers routine, protective relationships and access to other services. Spaces must be safe, inclusive and suitable for teachers and learners.

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AI-generated image — Young adults learn together with an instructor. Education can also provide routes back into learning.
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Young adults learn together with an instructor. Education can also provide routes back into learning.
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Understand the assistance pathway

Learning continuity needs safe spaces, supported teachers, suitable materials and links with the local system. Children may have changed language, missed schooling or lost documents. Access therefore involves more than supplying a kit.

Compare approaches and constraints

Compare classroom teaching, catch-up and remote materials against actual access. Digital services need power, devices, connectivity, guidance and accessibility. External support should consult teachers and examine recognition of learning rather than create a disconnected pathway.

Read results and limitations

Reports may distinguish enrolment, attendance, retention, learning conditions and assessed progress. Methods and limitations should be explicit. Publishing student work or photographs needs safeguards and is not itself proof of learning.

A practical question

Does distributing tablets ensure educational continuity?

No. Relevant content, electricity, suitable access, teaching support and follow-up are also required. Equipment can support education but cannot replace teachers or learning conditions.

Choose an appropriate response

School materials, learning spaces and teacher support contribute differently. Distributing supplies does not prove children can attend. Check safe travel, language, accessibility and continuity with local education.

Look at access for excluded children, safety, teacher support and continuity with the local education system.

Questions to ask

  • Were excluded children and teachers consulted?
  • How are attendance and learning continuity monitored?
  • How do learners return to lasting education?

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Why and how to support learning during a crisis

Assess the impact of humanitarian action

Organizations and resources in this field

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Amref Health Africa

Africa-based health development organization working to improve health and healthcare.

CAMFED

Pan-African movement addressing poverty and inequality through girls’ education and women’s leadership.

ChildFund Alliance

Alliance of development and humanitarian agencies for child rights and violence prevention.

Children International

Child and youth development: health, education, empowerment and employment to address poverty.

Education Cannot Wait

Fund dedicated to education for children and young people affected by emergencies and crises.

Jesuit Refugee Service

Jesuit organization accompanying refugees, providing services and advocating for their rights.

Lumos Foundation

Organization working to transform care systems and support children’s right to grow up in a family.

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