Education in Emergencies

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Key Information

Finn Church Aid's Education in Emergencies provides response based on a holistic approach to well-being. Education provides physical, psychosocial and cognitive protection for children and youth and can sustain and save lives. With Education in Emergencies, they aim to ensure uninterrupted quality education in primary, secondary and vocational education (TVET) and non-formal education and early childhood development.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Kenya, Somalia

Activity URL

https://www.kirkonulkomaanapu.fi/en/latest-news/news/hard-to-reach-areas-benefit-from-eu-humanitarian-aid-funded-quality-education-as-schools-reopen-in-somalia/

Government Affiliation
Non-governmental program
Years

2020 - 2021

Partner(s)

Gargaar Relief Development Organization (GREDO)

Ministry Affiliation
Unknown
Funder(s)

European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid (ECHO)

COVID-19 Response
Adapted
Geographic Scope
Global / regional
Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  
Unknown
Areas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
  • Primary enrollment
Quality
  • School facilities
Skills
  • Literacy
  • Numeracy
Cross-cutting areas
  • COVID-19 Response
Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

5 - 15

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary
  • Vocational
  • Tertiary
Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)
Program Approaches Back to Top
Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
Curriculum/learning
  • Increased availability of learning materials
  • Remedial education/skills
Facilities construction/improvement
  • Construction/improvement of classrooms
  • Construction/improvement of schools
Learning while working
  • Vocational training
School-related gender-based violence
  • Safe and welcoming schools
  • Training of school personnel (including teachers)
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general
  • Teacher incentives
Tutoring/strengthening academic skills
  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased enrolment in primary school
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased primary school completion
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
Cross-cutting goals
  • Increased employment/job-related skills