News Vietnam: New coronavirus outbreak is costing marginalised children an education Despite no new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Vietnam since 13 February 2020, Vietnamese schools remain shut and the country is feeling the pinch on its socio and economic development. Here, at Aide et Action, we are working closely with schools in impacted areas to ensure the interests of the most marginalised children are put first.
News Putting Learning First Education Cannot Wait and Porticus announce new partnership focused on measuring holistic learning outcomes for children and youth caught in protracted crises and emergencies
Resource Beyond Academics: New Measures for Social-Emotional Learning, Mental Health, and Implementation Quality A webinar on the MENAT Measurement Library’s newly-added measures! The measures featured during this webinar provided information on social and emotional learning (SEL), mental health and program implementation quality, and are relevant to educational and psychosocial programs in fragile contexts.
Resource Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - Parent (SDQ-Parent) and Impact Supplement (SDQ-Parent-Impact) - Lebanon The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief screen for child psychiatric disorders designed for children aged 4-17, with subscales measuring emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer problems, and prosocial behaviour.
Resource Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children, 10-item version The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children, 10-item version (CES-DC-10Sy) is a 10-item questionnaire designed to screen for symptoms of depression.
Resource Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Disorders - Child, 18-item version (SCARED-18Sy) - Lebanon The Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Disorders - Child, 18-item version (SCARED-18Sy) is a child self-report instrument used to screen for childhood anxiety disorders, including general anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, panic disorder and social phobia.
Resource World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule for Children The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule for Children (WHODAS-Child-Arabic) is a disability assessment instrument based on the WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for children and youth.
Blog Conflict Sensitive Education Training in Kibondo, Tanzania: Wia Mae’s reflections on CSE and EiE Wia-Mae Koha Mmari shares her thoughts on the CSE training and opportunities for training on education in emergencies.
Resource World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule for Children - Parent-report (WHODAS-Child-Arabic: Parent-report) - Lebanon The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule for Children - Parent-report (WHODAS-Child-Arabic: Parent-report) is a disability assessment instrument based on the WHO’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for children and youth.
Resource A guide to preventing and addressing social stigma associated with COVID-19 The current COVID-19 outbreak has provoked social stigma and discriminatory behaviours against people of certain ethnic backgrounds as well as anyone perceived to have been in contact with the virus.
