Advocacy

Recommendations for keeping children safe and learning, during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

This document provides HelpAge International staff, network members and partners with key messages to advocate for the effective inclusion of older people in preparedness planning and ongoing responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The IASC-endorsed Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools is clear that the use of schools for Covid-19 related purposes should be avoided.

Education should be explicitly listed as a priority in all revised Humanitarian Response Plans and response strategies.

This note outlines how a well-coordinated planning and response can support the continuity of education services for children and young people, including supporting families and broader communities.

Advocacy brief on the emerging gender impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and recommendations for gender-sensitive interventions.

We need to ensure that all learners’ rights and needs are met, through the effective provision of quality and inclusive education during this health crisis and crucially beyond.

CARE recognises the efforts of governments and the United Nations (UN) system to minimise the human, health and socio-economic consequences of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic that is impacting individuals, communities and governments across the globe.

The Awareness raising messages aim to provide basic knowledge on personal protective measures, as well as, messages on coping and overcoming stress during disease outbreaks like COVID19.

Emergency responses to COVID-19 are intended to speed containment of the virus but can have devastating consequences for children if they ignore unique risks to their safety and fail to include specific child protection provisions. Protecting children from violence and exploitation can be life-saving during a humanitarian crisis like COVID-19, and governments should prioritize it as such.

A policy paper from The Alliance and INEE calls on governments to do holistic analysis of the impact on the wellbeing of children and young people, with a focus on the impact on educational outcomes and the child protection risks that are engendered by school closures.

At this critical time, it is vital that international governments and donors increase funding to enable children in Uganda to continue learning. The closure of 51,000 institutions to prevent COVID-19 has left 15 million children out of school and facing increased risk of violence, exploitation and abuse. Closing schools must not mean suspending learning.

This document provides guidance to policy-makers on measures to support teachers and education staff when schools reopen, during and after the COVID-19 crisis

New analysis in this global report shows how COVID-19 may impact the funding of education, as well as the countries most at risk of falling behind. It also highlights the change we want to see for children and our recommendations for governments and the international community so we can keep learning alive, support every child to return to school and build back for better learning.