Link's Response to COVID-19

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Key Information

As the crisis surrounding the coronavirus unfolds, Link is working to adjust the way their teams work to keep themselves and others safe. They have adapted our plans to ensure that children and young people continue to learn and are able to return to school safely when they reopen. With school closures and restrictions on gatherings they are unable to continue with school-based activities or deliver face to face training. However, their work continues as normal where possible, including:

- Developing and improving training materials for teachers and community partners

- Liaising remotely with government partners to support and develop inspection and management tools

- Distributing bursaries to the vulnerable girls most at risk of abuse, early marriage, or dropping out of school

To assist with immediate needs, they have added information on life-saving COVID-19 protection measures to their usual radio programmes on inclusion, safeguarding and education rights, and supported food and soap distribution to rural communities. They are also exploring safe, low-tech distance learning opportunities via radio or worksheets so that education continues and children and their families remain engaged in learning.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda

Activity URL

https://linkeducation.org.uk/our-response-to-covid-19/

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2020 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Government partnerships in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda

Funder(s)

Not applicable or unknown

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 completion
  • Secondary completion
Other
  • Remote Learning
Other skills
  • Rights/empowerment education
Quality
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Early/child marriage
  • Emergencies and protracted crises
  • Food/water security
  • Gender equality
  • Nutrition
  • WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene)

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Community leaders, Girls (both in school and out of school), School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male, Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

  • Brothers
  • Fathers
  • Mothers
  • Other caregivers
  • Other family members
  • Sisters

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization
  • Community-based monitoring (e.g. school report cards)
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement
Educational Technology
  • Digital learning materials/programs
Food/nutrition
  • Food for peace/relief
Health and childcare services
  • Adolescent-friendly health services
Increased availability of learning materials
  • Educational Radio or Television Programs
Life skills education
  • Gender, rights and power
Policy/legal environment
  • Advocating changes to existing laws/policies
  • Developing/promoting new laws/policies
Reducing economic barriers
  • Scholarships/stipends for school fees
Social/gender norms change
  • Media campaigns
  • Work with community leaders
Teaching
  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

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Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased re-enrolment in school among out-of-school children
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Improved health - other
  • Improved nutrition
  • Reduced child marriage