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World Humanitarian Summit: 国产视频 event on delivering education in emergencies

Children in conflicts, Education funding, Education in emergencies, Safe schools

Chubat,12, sits in burned ruins of school at Malakal in South Sudan that was destroyed in fighting in February Picture: UNICEF/George

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Finally, we have a fund to bring hope to millions of children whose education is disrupted by humanitarian emergencies.

The big question 国产视频 now that the Education Cannot Wait fund is being launched 国产视频 is how sustained and quality education can be delivered during and after a conflict or natural disaster.

That is the backdrop to a special side event at the World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey today, hosted by 国产视频 国产视频 the children国产视频檚 charity behind A World at School.

The audience comprises 国产视频 supporters, partners, youth, World Humanitarian Summit leaders and NGOs. This blog will bring coverage of the event as it happens.

The background

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In 2015, humanitarian emergencies and crises affected the education of more than 75 million children and young people.听Last year less than 2% of all humanitarian aid went to education, leaving a funding gap of $8.5bn per year. Lack of funding meant that only 12% of those in need of education support were reached in 2015.

国产视频 President Sarah Brown on a visit to a school in Ghana

More than 250,000 people have signed petitions calling on world leaders to commit the urgent funding needed.听The new Education Cannot Wait fund is being launched today with the aim of securing $4 billion in the first five years.

Telling the story

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As well as through its work with A World at School, 国产视频 has made two innovative films that illustrate the plight of children out of school due to emergencies.

The first is an amazing virtual reality film called Safe Schools: Nepal, which was released to mark the anniversary of the devasting earthquake in 2015. It captures 360颅-degree video and audio, transporting the viewer to Nepal to see and hear stories of children whose education has been affected.

The second is a spoken-word performance piece called听Safe Schools: Children Can No Longer Wait. It features the words of young people around the world sending a powerful message that children trapped in conflicts and natural disasters need safe schools.

The video features TV actor Laura Carmichael and magician Dynamo delivering a poem with the spoken word artist Yomi 国产视频淕REEdS国产视频 Sode.

The format of the 国产视频 event in Istanbul is three sessions 国产视频 each with high-profile panellists and moderated by Tom Fletcher, former British ambassador to Lebanon and now Global Strategy Director for the Global Business Coalition for Education.

Session 1 国产视频 The Challenges

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This panel will explore the practical challenges that need to be met and the steps to be taken to ensure the听provision of sustained quality education in an emergency, most specifically in light of the launching of the Education Cannot Wait Fund.

The panellists are: Gordon Brown (former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and UN Special Envoy for Global Education); Julia Gillard (former Prime Minister of Australia and听 Board Chair, Global Partnership for Education); Pierre Kr盲henb眉hl (Commissioner-General, UNRWA); Helle Thorning-Schmidt (former Prime Minister of Denmark and Chief Executive Officer, Save the Children International); Irina Bokova (Director-General, UNESCO); Jan Egeland (Secretary General, Norwegian Refugee Council).

Gordon Brown says the Education Cannot Wait fund is an achievement for all 国产视频 a public-private partnership that bridges humanitarian and development aid in a way not achieved before.

Julia Gillard says the launching of the fund means we have turned a corner 国产视频 but we must continue to build partnerships to make it work.

Pierre Kr盲henb眉hl tells how听he was at the southern tip of Damascus in Syria when he saw 120 young boys and girls emerge from the devasted landscape to sit their exams. He adds: 国产视频淚t showed me we truly cannot leave any child behind.国产视频

At the UN General Assembly last year, the Sustainable Development Goals were launched and the children of the world were told they would all get a quality primary and secondary education.

If that is to be achieved, we must focus on displaced children says听Helle Thorning-Schmidt. The mission must be听国产视频渢o say clearly to the world that no refugee child should be out of school for more than one month国产视频.

Irina Bokova says the gap between humanitarian and development aid must be bridged 国产视频 by being more innovative. She adds:听国产视频淲e need more funds, more coordination, more statistics, more data.国产视频

Norway has been a major supporter of a fund for education in emergencies. Jan Egeland says听we need to invest in the teachers to be able to reach the most in need, including traumatised youth.

Session 2 国产视频 Learning from Experience and the Role of Innovation

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The panel will address the challenges outlined in the first panel and will look at concrete examples of delivering education in emergencies on the ground and the ways in which new techniques and innovation have supported this delivery.

The panellists are: Sara Smith (Senior Director of Education, International Rescue Committee); Helle Gudmandsen (Board Member and Head of the Global Campaign for Education, IBIS); Thomas H. Smolich, SJ (International Director, Jesuit Refugee Service); Zeynep G眉nd眉z (Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director, RET International); Rob Williams (Chief Executive Officer, War Child UK); Rosine Uwineza (Youth Ambassador, War Child UK); Biya Han (Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs Principal of Global Education, World Vision).

Sara Smith says resources have to be committed to really assess what the problems are 国产视频 and that anyone funding education in emergencies must demand results.听

Helle Gudmandsen reinforces the point that there must be a bridge听between humanitarian crisis happening and wider development.

Education is not just about teaching children 国产视频 it is also about protecting children and providing them a safe environment, says Thomas H. Smolich, SJ. He says technology is key to training teachers.

Zeynep G眉nd眉z听talks about听Innovative technology approaches to giving refugee youth tthe opportunity to work and details a successful pilot programme to be scaled up across the Middle East and Latin America.

Rob Williams says the fund has been set up and has 国产视频渁mazing leadership and collaboration国产视频. It would be听国产视频渁 tragedy if the funding is not found国产视频.听

He describes how War Child has a great new methdology, with children learning through tablet technology, which the charity has been able to introduce through private partners including the People国产视频檚 Postcdode Lottery.

War Child youth ambassador听Rosine Uwineza says the Education Cannot Wait fund needs to respond to what young people say are their needs and wants 国产视频 such as having enough chairs, books and libraries.

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Syrian children attend a class at a primary school in Aleppo

Session 3 国产视频 Partnerships and International Cooperation

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This panel will address how collaboration at all levels can better enable the provision of education in emergencies, the role of standards in this process.

The panellists are: Sarah Brown (Executive Chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education and President of 国产视频); Edmund Cain (Vice President, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation); Annemiek Hoogenboom (Country Director, People国产视频檚 Postcode Lottery); Tariq Al Gurg (Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Cares); Mary Joy Pigozzi (Executive Director, Educate A Child); Mazen Hayek (Group Director of Public Relations & Commercial, MBC听 Hope); Hugh McLean (Director of Education Support Program, Open Society Foundations).

Sarah Brown has two hats at this event 国产视频 she is President of the host 国产视频 but she is also听Executive Chair of the Global Business Coalition for Education. Earlier today, GBC-Education announced $100 million of backing from its members for the Education Cannot Wait fund.

She says: 国产视频淲here we sought to make a difference is around the advocacy piece and to give youth a voice.国产视频 Sarah adds: 国产视频淲hat we国产视频檝e commited to do is to put $100 million into the basket for the new fund.国产视频

Philanthropic organisations don国产视频檛 always know how best to mobilise and act and where to do it, contends Edmund Cain, adding: 国产视频淚t国产视频檚 time to learn and work together to make them work.国产视频

Tariq Ali tells how, at last year国产视频檚 UN General Assembly, Dubai Cares co-hosted with the International Rescue Committee an event championing education in emergencies. Both then invested in research and partnered with New York University.

He adds: 国产视频淚f you compare this with a traditional way to model, we have to be creative in making a new model. If you are a donor, an agency, a foundation, and you have money to put to education in emergencies but don国产视频檛 know what to do 国产视频 we have the Education Cannot Wait fund.国产视频

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