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The INEE Blog is an open space for sharing opinions, resources, developments, and discussions on topics relevant to education in emergencies. It is a place to engage the INEE community and raise awareness about issues important to our field of work. INEE publishes blog posts in Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Note: The opinions expressed in the blog posts included here are those of the respective authors; they do not necessarily reflect the opinions of INEE or its members.

Next steps in strengthening education in emergencies data

Written by
Sébastien Hine, Anne Smiley, Patrick Montjouridès, and Sonja Anderson
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
NORRAG
US Agency for International Development (USAID)
Published

This blog is cross-posted by NORRAG, INEE, and FHI 360 on occasion of the International Day for Universal Access to Information. It presents the newly released “Long-term vision and Action Agenda for education in emergencies data," an outcome of the Education in Emergencies Data Summit held in Geneva on 20-12 June 2019.

Scaling Innovations in EiE - learnings from the Humanitarian Education Accelerator (HEA)

Written by
Charlotte Jenner
Published

The Humanitarian Education Accelerator (HEA) - a DFID funded partnership between UNHCR and UNICEF - has been working to better understand the process of scaling in protracted crisis settings. Since 2016,  the HEA has aimed to support five humanitarian education innovations that are in the process of bringing their innovations to scale. 

Measurement Library Launched for Researchers in Middle East and North Africa

Written by
Silvia Diazgranados and Jamie Weiss-Yagoda
Published by
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
Published

This blog discusses the challenges researchers face when working with students in crisis and conflict-affected contexts and show how the recently launched MENAT Measurement Library, a joint project by the IRC and NYU Global TIES for Children, supports evidence-based approaches in the field.

Philanthropy as a trojan horse in education in emergencies

Written by
Maria Ron Balsera
Published by
ActionAid International
Published

Support from the private sector and philanthropy does not predicate accountability. In fact, it appears to be more like a ‘gift horse’ that you don’t look in the mouth, since their ‘generosity’ does not imply accountability.

INEE Guidance Note on Gender: Practical tools to break barriers that prevent girls and boys from accessing education in conflict and crises

Written by
Emilie Rees Smith and Silje S. Skeie
Published by
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI)
Published

In response to the changing landscape and continued need, the INEE Gender Task Team, led by UNGEI, is releasing a new and updated version of the Guide. The INEE Guidance Note on Gender responds to the new landscape and builds on the Gender Pocket Guide, sharing insights and experiences from a range of partners.

We need more and better data on education

Published by
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Published

38 organizations issue a collective call to fund education data that will allow the world to reach Sustainable Development Goal 4.

Achieving SDG4 for Children and Youth Affected by Crisis

Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

Attention will be focused on SDG4 for education in the coming weeks as the High Level Political Forum opens in New York. But we know that the world will not reach its ambitious 2030 Agenda without ensuring every child and young person in a fragile or crisis context has access to safe quality education. Their education is particularly difficult to achieve and yet especially important.

World Refugee Day: a Call to Action

Written by
Ben Steiner and Alexa Castellano
Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

On June 20,we recognize World Refugee Day. WRD presents an opportunity to shed light on the growing refugee crisis and celebrate the resilience of those locked in increasingly protracted displacement crises, yet without adequate funding and institutional investments, these are simply words. It is imperative that funding and institutional investment match the scale of the crisis.

LAUNCH: New INEE website!

Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

We are excited to share with you the redesigned and updated INEE website!

INEE has a brand new look!

Published by
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Published

We are thrilled to share with you the new and improved INEE branding!! After several months of discovery, discussion, and design work with our digital development partner, Taoti Creative, we are revealing, for the first time today, INEE’s new look.