Disability and COVID-19: Guidance note for projects

Key messages

• COVID-19 raises the potential for an increase in stigma, discrimination and rights violations against girls with disabilities in the countries in which the GEC operates – remember that existing barriers will still be there
• Girls with disabilities face high safeguarding risks (e.g. gender-based violence (GBV), isolation, lack of information and exploitation)
• 'One size fits all’ approaches to learning in this emergency situation are unlikely to reach girls with disabilities – they will need more targeted assistance
• It is really important to maintain connections with families/households to make re-entry into education more likely.