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Safe schools, Code Clubs and early learning: a look at 国产视频’s work in the first half of 2019

Children in conflicts, Early childhood development, Education in emergencies

How our campaigns, research, programmes and youth activists are helping to deliver education and hope to children in many parts of the world.

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In countries across the globe, children are already enjoying their long聽summer or winter break 国产视频 or looking forward to it starting soon.

Holidays have begun聽in the United States, Canada, Turkey, Russia, Scotland, the United Arab Emirates and many other countries. In South Africa, the winter school holidays are underway. Children in other countries such as聽Nigeria, Mexico, England, China and Japan are looking forward to their vacations.

We国产视频檙e halfway through 2019 already 国产视频 so what better time to take stock of a busy start to the year and look back at just some of 国产视频国产视频檚 work on education campaigns, projects and research?

January

Calls for action in the wake of 国产视频国产视频檚 hard-hitting report on safe schools continued to grow.聽UNICEF chief Henrietta Fore and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva were among those demanding change聽to improve the safety of children and teachers in and around schools.

The report Safe Schools: The Hidden Crisis projected that 620 million girls and boys 国产视频 nearly 40% of all school-age children worldwide 国产视频 will live in countries where their education is at risk from environmental threats, war or violence by 2030.聽Around 75% of these children and young people 国产视频 almost 470 million 国产视频 will leave school without having achieved basic literacy and numeracy learning outcomes.

The report included a range of recommendations and a Framework for Action that outlined how these threats to the education of children can be tackled.

Here国产视频檚 what Fore said about our report.

February

Their News told how teachers at Turkish schools are聽being trained how to help traumatised Syrian refugee children.

The Trauma-Informed Schools project 国产视频 run by Maya Vakfi (Maya Foundation) and supported by 国产视频 国产视频 has helped more than 3,500 children and trained nearly 800 teachers to spot the signs of trauma and learn how to help those affected.

Fiona Duggan, Head of Projects at 国产视频, said: 国产视频淭his school training programme plays a vital part in equipping teachers with the skills they need to help Syrian children manage the trauma they have experienced, so that they can fully embrace all that school has to offer, including learning, making friends and realising their full potential.国产视频

 

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Learning while having fun is key to the success of 国产视频国产视频檚 Code Clubs in four sub-Saharan African countries and Lebanon. To mark International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrated the achievements of the clubs and their students.

国产视频 developed the low-cost model of safe, sustainable and scalable Code Clubs, where girls can learn to code, foster creative thinking and increase important knowledge and skills for the future.

Find out from one student in Kenya why she loves going to Code Clubs.

March

国产视频 received some amazing grants from the People国产视频檚 Postcode Lottery organisations during March to help our work on education.

The Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij) announced聽a 4.50 million euros ($5.10 million) award for 2019 as part of a total award of 8.55 million euros ($9.61 million).

This included a special award of 3.15 million euros ($3.57 million) to launch a unique public-private partnership between 国产视频 and Education Cannot Wait to provide first-response education initiatives in emergencies, including refugee children in the Greek islands.

The People国产视频檚 Postcode Lottery UK also awarded聽拢650,000 ($860,000) to 国产视频聽to help fund our work on ensuring that every child has the best start in life and access to quality education.

Ahead of the聽Supporting Syria and the Region conference in Brussels, we looked聽at how education is being delivered to Lebanon国产视频檚 refugee population.

Thanks to the support聽 of the players of the People国产视频檚 Postcode Lottery,聽国产视频 will begin investing in early years education in Lebanon later this year. We have been running education pilot projects there for over three years.

Since 国产视频 launched projects in two Lebanese public schools in 2015, more than 4,000 Lebanese and Syrian refugee children have benefited from education technology and nutritious daily snacks that help them to learn and to achieve the most during their school years.聽国产视频国产视频檚 work now extends to providing extra-curricular coding classes for over 300 Syrian, Lebanese and Palestinian girls.

国产视频国产视频檚 annual International Women国产视频檚 Day event聽in London聽highlighted our #WriteTheWrong campaign for the 260 million children out of school 国产视频 and its focus on safe schools where children can learn free from fear and violence.

Three amazing young women 国产视频 all members of our network of Global Youth Ambassadors 国产视频 shared their stories of overcoming the odds to fight for girls国产视频 education worldwide.聽Shazia Ramzan, Kainat Riaz and Yara Eid were targeted simply for wanting to go to school and realise their potential.

The 国产视频 #WriteTheWrong Award went to lawyer Shaheed Fatima, who has tirelessly championed for the protection of vulnerable and marginalised children living in conflict-affected areas.聽The 国产视频 Inspiration Award was given to Jude Kelly, who has provided a platform for thousands of women国产视频檚 voices as CEO of the Southbank Centre in London and founder of the WOW (Women of the World) festivals.

April

国产视频 published a report that revealed the聽international community has cut the funding and prioritisation of early childhood education. Leaving The Youngest Behind showed聽that 16 of the top 25 donors to global education aid gave nothing or reduced their previous spending on pre-primary education.

Between 2015 and 2017, aid spent on early childhood education declined by 27%, from $94.8 million to $68.8 million. That equates to just 26 US cents per child per year in the world国产视频檚 poorest countries.聽Children in conflict-affected countries are even worse off, with only 17 cents per child per year directed to early childhood education.

国产视频淚t is shocking that world leaders talk about the importance of investing in children at the same time as they decrease support for the youngest and most vulnerable children who deserve the best start in life,国产视频 said 国产视频 President Justin van Fleet.

Just days later,聽国产视频 and UNICEF called on countries and international donors to increase and prioritise their spending on early childhood education.聽They said action is needed urgently to help more than 175 million of the world国产视频檚 youngest and most disadvantaged children get access to crucial pre-primary education.

国产视频淚t国产视频檚 not that people don国产视频檛 care. Every single donor and every organisation cares 国产视频 but the commitments have to add up,国产视频 said van Fleet at an event hosted by 国产视频, UNICEF and the Global Business Coalition for Education in Washington, DC.

Sarah Brown, founder and Chair of 国产视频, launched a new series of Better Angels 国产视频 the podcast for the activist spirit 国产视频 by exploring聽different types of campaigning styles, including introverts and extroverts.

The first episode focused on quiet activism, featuring some gentle voices whose powers of persuasion have marked them out as change-makers.

May

Only 2% of all humanitarian aid was being spent on education when 国产视频 began campaigning in 2015 for the international community to step up their efforts and increase that to at least 4% to 6%.

The European Union has led the way since then and in May EU humanitarian aid commissioner Christos Stylianides announced that 10% of its aid spending will go to education in 2019.

He said:聽国产视频淭he European Union is leading by example. It is a global champion of education in emergencies. We are making a concrete investment to peace by helping every child get access to school, anywhere and at all times.国产视频

国产视频 has also been campaigning for several years for the right of all children to be given a safe, quality education 国产视频 free from fear of conflict and violence.

Now 90 countries have signed up to the Safe Schools Declaration 国产视频 a commitment to safeguard education from violence 国产视频 and many are clamping down on the military use of schools.

June

The 国产视频 Edinburgh Birth Cohort aims to improve understanding of how being born early affects the brain and learning in children. Funded by 国产视频, the study tests and measures the progress of premature babies over 25 years.

The cohort国产视频檚 annual party in Scotland国产视频檚 capital city brought together dozens of children and their families for an afternoon of fun and food. Parents praised the study, which draws on groundbreaking clinical and scientific research methods developed by the Jennifer Brown Research Laboratory at the University of Edinburgh.

World Refugee Day saw new statistics that revealed a record high of 70.8 million people forcibly displaced聽from their homes by conflicts, violence and persecutions.

叠耻迟听国产视频 revealed it will bring hope to refugee children living on the Greek Aegean islands.聽Many children living in poor conditions at reception centres will soon get access to education thanks to a partnership involving 国产视频 国产视频 through the charity国产视频檚 work with the Dutch Postcode Lottery 国产视频 and Education Cannot Wait.

Van Fleet said: 国产视频淲ithin a few weeks, thanks to 国产视频 and the Dutch Postcode Lottery, projects will begin in the Greek island camps.

国产视频淭hese will offer non-formal education to children designed to jumpstart the learning process and restore their self-confidence and mental resilience, bringing a sense of normalcy to an otherwise chaotic environment.国产视频

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