Education in Reconstruction: Promising practices and challenges in four post-crisis countries

In times of conflict and crisis, resources are diverted from core activities such as education to tackle emergency situations. As a consequence, these core public services deteriorate or collapse depending on the severity of the crisis. Education provision has recently been recognized as a key humanitarian response in a situation of crisis or emergency and vital in normalizing a conflict situation for affected communities. There is, however, less recognition of the role it plays during the transition phase between emergency and stability, when basic services have resumed and a measure of stability has been attained. This study looks at the role education plays in solidifying early recovery and peace gains in the management of education provision...