Remote Learning Educational Response for COVID-19
- P Project/Program
? Activity Status: Unknown
Key Information
The Distance Learning project is an educational response to COVID-19, from the Ministry of Education. It fundamentally aims to reduce the risks of the social impacts of the coronavirus on children's education. It aims to support the continuation of quality learning, while protecting the health and well-being of approximately 30,000 students and 1,886 teachers, supervisors, delegates involved in the scope of the project with short, medium term interventions.
The planned interventions will be carried out safely, in order to guarantee the continuity of learning and the well-being of children, especially the most vulnerable affected by the pandemic. The program focuses on the implementation of distance learning using all means of communication and the creation of learning and security conditions for the period of the pandemic and the reopening of schools.
Lead Implementing Government(s)
Location(s)
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sao Tome and Principe
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
2020 -
Partner(s)
Not applicable or unknown
Ministry Affiliation
Ministry of EducationFunder(s)
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
NationalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Other
- Remote Learning
Quality
- School quality
- Teacher training
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Menstrual hygiene management
- Nutrition
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
- WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)
Program participants
Other populations reached
- School administrators
- Teachers - female
- Teachers - male
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
- General awareness-raising/community engagement
Curriculum/learning
- Increased availability of learning materials
Educational Technology
- Digital learning materials/programs
Food/nutrition
- Food for peace/relief
- Other nutritional supplementation
Increased availability of learning materials
- Educational Radio or Television Programs
Menstrual hygiene management
- Sanitary product distribution
Mentoring/psychosocial support
- Teachers as mentors
Teaching
- In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
Water and sanitation
- Improved water access
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased literacy
- Increased numeracy
Cross-cutting goals
- Improved mental health
- Improved nutrition