COVID-19

Lessons and recommendations from African countries in the management of COVID-19 in TVSD sub-sector

ADEA, Friday, November 11, 2022 - 14:18

The ADEA Inter-Country Node on Technical and Vocational Skills Development (ICQN-TVSD) initiated consultations with its country focal points between June 2020 and June 2021 to monitor and evaluate the responses of the ICQN’s member countries to the global health crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic that began in December 2019.
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DeliverEd’s 3rd African Policymaker Forum on Delivery Approaches and COVID-19 Response

ADEA, Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 15:13

At the end of September, the DeliverEd Initiative hosted the third session of the bi-monthly African Policymaker Forum on Delivery Approaches and COVID-19 Response.
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Building resilience in Higher Education in Mauritius

ADEA, Wednesday, November 3, 2021 - 23:19

The COVID-19 challenge is unparalleled, triggering major changes among economic and educational sectors, including the Higher education sector. The bases of this unique ecosystem have been impacted significantly, creating the most severe disruption in the world’s higher education systems in history.
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Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

ADEA, Tuesday, September 28, 2021 - 21:56

In an effort to develop and foster a culture of reading among children and adults in Rwanda, the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) launched Soma Rwanda in 2012 through the Rwanda Education Board (REB), in cooperation with development partners.
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KIX Observatory Report on Schools Reopening in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Twists and Turns

ADEA, Monday, September 27, 2021 - 11:37

The COVID-19 pandemic caused school closures in most countries in Africa and globally, resulting in major disruptions to education. Many countries have made great strides in safely reopening schools to improve access to equitable and quality education.
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The Well-being of School Children in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ADEA, Monday, August 30, 2021 - 18:20

The KIX Observatory has published its second report, “The Well-being of School Children in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” This report contributes to the KIX Observatory’s efforts to gather emerging evidence on education policy and practice responses to the pandemic in Africa.
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DeliverEd launches inaugural African Policymaker Forum on Delivery Approaches and COVID-19 Response

ADEA, Monday, July 19, 2021 - 22:20

At the start of 2020, African policymakers knew this would be a defining decade for delivering quality education to the more than 550 million children across Africa, 100 million of whom were not in school.
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GPE KIX Observatory says financing is key to strengthen educational system resilience and learning continuity

ADEA, Monday, August 30, 2021 - 18:20

The KIX Observatory hosted a webinar on Education Financing, Teacher and Learner Well-being and School Reopening on the 29th April 2021 with the overall aim of sharing information and experiences regarding educational policy and practice interventions in Africa.
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Celebrating 4 champions of girls’ and women’s education in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

ADEA, Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 14:01

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, 53 African Union (AU) Member States shut down all educational institutions to curb the spread of the virus, affecting over 250 million students in sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of which were girls.
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KIX Observatory: ADEA and AU-CIEFFA launch a brief on teaching and learner well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

ADEA, Monday, August 30, 2021 - 18:21

The brief – which examines issues and provides success stories as well as key interventions and recommendations – focused on two major areas: 1) Teachers and teaching during COVID-19; and 2) Learner well-being during COVID-19.
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