This Case Study highlights the leadership of the Education in Emergencies Working Group (EiE WG) in Nigeria in monitoring and advocating for increased government-earmarked funding for education, particularly for girls’ safe access to education, including gender-targeted and GBV risk mitigation interventions.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) example shows how the Education Cluster leveraged OCHA’s strategic commitment to cross-cutting issues to increase Gender / GBV risk mitigation measures integration and enhance Education in Emergencies (EiE) response monitoring.

This learning brief provides tips on how to capitalize on enabling factors, bridge gaps, overcome challenges and adapt good practices to other contexts in collaboration with Gender and GBV experts. 

في هذا السّياق، وفي ظلّ التّحدّيات المستمرّة المرتبطة بالوضع الاجتماعي والسّياسي، والتي تتفاقم بسبب النّزاعات المتكرّرة والأزمات الإنسانيّة التي أثّرت بشكل كبير على الرّفاه النّفسي للأفراد في غزّة، خاصّة الأطفال ومقدّمي الرّعاية لهم، يعدّ التّصدّي لاحتياجات الصّحة العقليّة والدّعم النّفسي والاجتماعي أمرًا بغاية الأهمّية.

This event convened multiple panelists involved in MHPSS. The webinar aimed to foster a safe space to hold a conversation around the unprecedented MHPSS situation in Gaza and catalyze efforts to address the mental health and psychosocial needs of the population affected by the war. The webinar featured local voices and representatives from UNRWA, UNICEF, the Education Cluster, Creative Associates International, among others.

Today we dive into the field of education in emergencies, highlighting its entanglements with colonialism, empire, and racial capitalism. My guest is Jess Oddy.

تحدد المعايير الإنسانية الأساسية المتعلقة بالجودة والمساءلة (CHS) تسعة التزامات يمكن للمنظمات والأفراد المعنيين بالاستجابة الإنسانية الاستعانة بها لتحسين جودة وفعالية المساعدة التي يقدمونها. كما أن هذه المعايير توفّ ر قدر أكبر من المساءلة تجاه المجتمعات والأشخاص المتضررين من الأزمات فمعرفة ما تلتزم به المنظمات الإنسانية سيسمح للمجتمعات بإخضاع  تلك المنظمات للمساءلة.

The report draws on the successes of the Ahlan Simsim initiative reaching millions of children and caregivers across the Middle East with the support they need to learn, grow and thrive. Experts involved with Ahlan Simsim have outlined crucial learnings and recommendations for what it takes to deliver innovative solutions in the most complex settings and to sustain impact for children.