Return to Learning During COVID-19
- A Advocacy Campaign/Project
I Inactive
Key Information
USAID's Return to Learning during Crises Policy Brief provides a practical framework for planning and implementing key actions that help children and youth resume their education following a disruption. The framework provides guidance around five priorities and integrates cross-cutting considerations related to equity and inclusion; safety; community engagement; monitoring, evaluation and learning; and policy and financing.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Global
Government Affiliation
Non-governmental programYears
2020 - 2020
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
UnknownFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary enrollment
- Secondary Enrollment
Quality
- School facilities
- School quality
- Teacher training
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants
Target Audience(s)
Boys (both in school and out of school), Community leaders, Girls (both in school and out of school), Parent-teacher associations/school management committees, School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth
Age
5 - 18
School Enrolment Status
Some in school
School Level
- Lower primary
- Upper primary
- Lower secondary
- Upper secondary
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- Community-based monitoring (e.g. school report cards)
Facilities construction/improvement
- Construction/improvement of classrooms
Health and childcare services
- Referrals to health services
Life skills education
- Gender, rights and power
Menstrual hygiene management
- Sanitary product distribution
Other
- Informational interventions (e.g. returns to education)
Policy/legal environment
- System-wide review and reform
School-related gender-based violence
- Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Social/gender norms change
- Engaging parents/caregivers of students or school-age children/adolescents
- Work with community leaders
Teaching
- In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
Women's empowerment programs
- Advocacy/action
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
- Increased school enrolment (general)
- Reduced absenteeism
Cross-cutting goals
Not applicable or unknown
Additional Information Back to Top
Primary Contact
- Bethany Johnson
- United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Senior Gender and Policy Advisor, Office of Education
- bjohnson@dexisonline.com