At 10am EST today (Thursday, February 28, 2013) join UNICEF chief of emergency programmes for G+Hangout on Syria. Ted Chaiban will share how the crisis has impacted children. http://uni.cf/15NyYyE #childrenofsyria
All posts for the month February, 2013
Participate in online Discussion on Children of Syria
Posted by educationinemergenciescanada on February 28, 2013
https://educationinemergenciescanada.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/participate-in-online-discussion-on-children-of-syria/
Next EiEWG Meeting – Refugee Education
Join us Monday, March 4th at York University for a panel discussion on refugee education:
Access to Education for Displaced Populations in the Global South
PLEASE NOTE THE ROOM HAS CHANGED TO:
120 E Stedman Lecture Hall, York University
For more information see: Mar4 flyerFINAL.
Posted by educationinemergenciescanada on February 26, 2013
https://educationinemergenciescanada.wordpress.com/2013/02/26/next-eiewg-meeting-refugee-education/
Announcement of the Malala Fund
Malala Yousafzai, the outspoken advocate for girls and children’s right to education caught the world’s attention when she was shot by the Taliban in October. The fifteen year-old Pakistani girl is recovering well from her most recent surgery and shared this major announcement about her continued committment to her cause on Monday, February 4, 2013.
During this first interview with Malala since October, she announced the establishment of the Malala Fund with support from The United Nations Fund and the NGO Girls Up. The fund will promote girls education in Malala’s home district of Swat Valley.
Posted by educationinemergenciescanada on February 6, 2013
https://educationinemergenciescanada.wordpress.com/2013/02/06/announcement-of-the-malala-fund/
Syria’s Vulnerable Children
The situation in Syria remains grave with approximately 4 million people requiring humanitarian aid. Of those people 2 million are Internally Displaced Persons, children making up almost half of those numbers.
According to the most recent OCHA report on Syria (Jan 26, 2013) 2,400 out of 22,000 schools have been attacked. According to UNICEF 1,960 schools and other public buildings are hosting IDPs. Attendance has decreased significantly, especially for girls. Quality teaching and learning is being affected by shortened schedules, double-shifting, overcrowding and a lack of school materials. UNICEF is supporting 107 school clubs for 25,500 children and looking to expand across Syria in the coming months. Non-formal education has been provided to 20,000 children.
Currently, humanitarian access to support the children in Syria is limited but it is our hope that a space can be negotiated. In the meantime, Save the Children, and many other international NGO’s and UN agencies are providing much needed support to many of the 600,000 refugees have fled Syria and settled along the border in Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq.
NEW JOB POSTING:
Emergency Response Personnel with Save the Children in Syria:
http://reliefweb.int/job/554063/emergency-response-roles-syria-region
Posted by educationinemergenciescanada on February 4, 2013
https://educationinemergenciescanada.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/syrias-vulnerable-children/
Teacher Professional Development in Crisis
Dear EiE Working Group Canada,In case you haven’t seen this yet the INEE is hosting an online series discussing Teacher Professional Development in Crisis. Teacher training is one of the key focus areas for the upcoming 2013 Global Monitoring report: Learning and Teaching for Development. February 4th is the first Monday of this weekly series that will run until the end of April. Get involved and share your input!
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Posted by educationinemergenciescanada on February 4, 2013
https://educationinemergenciescanada.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/teacher-professional-development-in-crisis/
Education in Emergencies 