This is a small introduction to Safe School Construction. Students need access to education. However access to any classroom is not enough. Schools must withstand potential hazards and be safe for all.

Ce Kit pratique s’appuie sur les Lignes directrices pour la protection des écoles et des universités contre l’utilisation militaire dans les conflits armés  et il comprend une série d’outils pratiques destinés à aider à la formation, à l’orientation et à servir d’aide-mémoires aux ministères de la Défense des différents pays, aux formateurs militaires, ainsi qu’aux officiers et soldats et à leurs homologues des groupes armés non étatiques, impliqués dans la planification et la conduite des opérations militaires.

This Toolkit is based upon the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict and comprises a number of practical tools intended as teaching aids, guidance and aides-memoire for national Ministries of Defense, military trainers, officers and soldiers, and their equivalent for non-state armed groups, involved in the planning and conduct of military operations.

This Toolkit is based upon the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict and comprises a number of practical tools intended as teaching aids, guidance and aides-memoire for national Ministries of Defense, military trainers, officers and soldiers, and their equivalent for non-state armed groups, involved in the planning and conduct of military operations.

Este Paquete de Herramientas se basa en las Directrices para Prevenir el Uso Militar de Escuelas y Universidades durante Conflictos Armados e incluye una variedad de herramientas prácticas que sirven como recursos de enseñanza, pautas y ayuda memoria destinados a Ministerios de Defensa nacionales, personas que imparten entrenamiento militar, oficiales y soldados, y sus equivalentes en los grupos armados no estatales, que participan en la planificación y ejecución de operaciones militares.

Este material es parte de los resultados de la Campaña “Conozco y Opino sobre el Marco de Sendai” desarrollada en cinco países de América del Sur en el marco del Proyecto “Más Educación, Menos Riesgo” y recopila el posicionamiento de niños y niñas en torno a las acciones y prioridades planteadas en el Marco de Sendai para la reducción de riesgo de desastres.

Over 2016, more than 600,000 people were newly displaced in Afghanistan; half of whom were boys and girls and a large number of them are out-of-school. Education must now be acknowledged as a humanitarian priority in Afghanistan that warrants a coordinated and well- resourced response.

This edited volume examines the relationship between transitional justice and education in peacebuilding contexts: how transitional justice can shape the reform of education systems by ensuring programs are sensitive to the legacies of the past; how it can facilitate the reintegration of children into society; and how education can engage younger generations in the work of transitional justice.

This dissertation argues that this growing global focus indicates a dramatic shift in how the world responds to humanitarian crises and how it envisions the role of education.

Based on interviews in November 2016 and January 2017 with over 40 people this report documents the occupation of schools for military purposes, such as for barracks or bases. Further, the report outlines how abuses by fighters in and around schools are threatening the safety of students and teachers, as well as children’s ability to learn.