Education in Emergencies

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Key Information

Finn Church Aid's Education in Emergencies provides response based on a holistic approach to well-being. Education provides physical, psychosocial and cognitive protection for children and youth and can sustain and save lives. With Education in Emergencies, they aim to ensure uninterrupted quality education in primary, secondary and vocational education (TVET) and non-formal education and early childhood development.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya, Somalia

Activity URL

https://www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-news/news/hard-to-reach-areas-benefit-from-eu-humanitarian-aid-funded-quality-education-as-schools-reopen-in-somalia/

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2020 - 2021

Partner(s)

Gargaar Relief Development Organization (GREDO)

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO)

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary enrollment

Quality

  • School facilities

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

5 - 15

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Curriculum/learning

  • Increased availability of learning materials
  • Remedial education/skills

Facilities construction/improvement

  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools

Learning while working

  • Vocational training

School-related gender-based violence

  • Safe and welcoming schools
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teacher incentives

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased employment/job-related skills