The Great Disconnect: How remote learning in Iraq is leaving the most vulnerable further behind

Seven months after schools shut down due to Covid-19, re-opening dates in Iraq remain unclear and classes limited to certain grades. Millions of children are expected to start the new academic year exclusively through distance-learning programs, at least for the upcoming semester and with a few exceptions. Just as last year, many displacement-affected children and their families may find themselves struggling with self-learning and unable to access online platforms while also having to cope with the practical burden and psychosocial toll of homeschooling within the precarious context of displacement in and out of camps. An assessment conducted by Mercy Hands over the Spring found that 83% of the 6,305 children surveyed in camps for internally displaced Iraqis did not receive any type of schooling in April. When asked what sources children were learning from, most respondents said “nothing.”

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Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Distance Education

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Iraq