Educate Us! Women and Girls on Learning in Humanitarian Crises

In this bonus mini-episode, we’ll hear from Ella Page, co-author of the Mind the Gap 3 report. We’ll discuss progress, gaps, and challenges in girls’ education in emergencies, with particular attention to supporting female teachers in crisis-affected contexts. 

• Report: Mind the Gap 3: Equity and Inclusion in and through Girls’ Education in Crisis

• Policy paper: Closing the Gap 3: Promoting Equity and Inclusion in and through Girls’ Education in Crisis

• Summary brief: Women Who Teach: Recruiting and Retaining Female Teachers in Crisis Settings

• Summary brief: Gender-Responsive Inclusive Education: Ensuring Education Access and Quality for Girls’ with Disabilities

• Summary brief: Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Emergencies: Developing and Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education in Crisis Settings

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, and Education Development Trust for their support with this episode. 

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In this episode, we’ll hear from Afghan educators on how women’s and girls’ education and livelihoods have been impacted since the Taliban returned to power, and how women and girls are still striving to learn against all odds.

For more information on girls’ education in emergencies data, check out these resources:

• Afghan Diaspora Hub - How you can help

• Human Rights Watch - Four Ways to Support Girls’ Access to Education in Afghanistan

• UNICEF - Afghanistan: Education Equity Profile for Adolescent Girls

• UNESCO - The right to education: What’s at stake in Afghanistan?

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada and World Vision Canada for their support with this episode. 

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In this episode, we’re talking about why girls’ education in emergencies data matters and how it can be collected in a safe and responsible way. We’ll hear from advocates and researchers on how gender-responsive data can be used to inform policy and practice. 

For more information on girls’ education in emergencies data, check out these resources:

• INEE - Bridging the Gap: Strengthening the Evidence Base for Gender-Responsive Education in Emergencies

• INEE - Closing the Gap: Advancing Girls’ Education in Crisis and Conflict

• INEE - Charlevoix Funding Dashboard

• Equal Measures 2030 - 2022 SDG Gender Index

• Equal Measures 2030 - Gender Equality Calculator

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Equal Measures 2030 and Pangea Educational Development for their support with this episode. 

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In this episode, we’ll hear from practitioners in Bangladesh on how safe, clean bathrooms in schools can be an important enabler for girls’ education. We’ll learn what makes a bathroom “girl-friendly” and how they can be leveraged to provide critical health and hygiene services. 

For more information on girl-friendly bathrooms, check out these resources:

• IRC - A Toolkit for Integrating Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) into Humanitarian Response

• UNICEF - Guidance on Menstrual Health and Hygiene

• INEE - Gender Responsive School Sanitation, Health and Hygiene

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, UNICEF, and UNHCR for their support with this episode. 

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In this episode, we hear from teachers and learners in Kakuma on the challenges and opportunities of teaching and learning in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya. 

For more information on teachers in crisis contexts, check out these resources:

• INEE - Teacher stories: Aguer - Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

• JEiE - Refugee Students’ Academic Motivation in Displacement: The Case of Kakuma Refugee Camp

• INEE - Teacher Wellbeing Guidance Note - Contextualization for Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada for their support with this episode. 

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In this episode, we’ll hear from educators in Kenya and Nepal on why mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) are an important part of a quality education. We’ll learn strategies for supporting teachers’ and learners’ mental health in and through education.

For more information on mental health and gender equality in crisis contexts, check out these resources:

• INEE - Guidance Note on PSS-SEL

• INEE - PSS-SEL Toolbox

• INEE - Guidance Note for Teacher Wellbeing in Emergency Settings

• IRC - Safe Healing and Learning Spaces Toolkit

• IFRC - Community-Based PSS: Participant's Book, Trainer's Book and Powerpoints

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Brookings Institute and My Emotions Matter for their support with this episode. 

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Welcome back to season 3 of Educate Us! In this episode, we’ll hear from educators in Kenya and Zimbabwe on how climate change is affecting girls’ education in emergencies, and what they are doing to help children, youth, and learning spaces adapt to increasingly harsh conditions. 

For more information on girls’ education and climate change, check out these resources:

• INEE - Mind the Gap 2: Seeking Safe and Sustainable Solutions for Girls’ Education in Crises

• INEE - Girls’ Education and Climate Change: Investing in Education for Resilience

• Malala Fund - A greener, fairer future: Why leaders need to invest in climate and girls’ education

• Plan International - Girls’ Rights in Climate Strategies

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, and CARE for their support with this episode. 

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A new season of Educate Us! is coming soon!

In this third season, we're addressing some key questions on safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive education for girls in humanitarian settings. We’ll hear from practitioners on gender-responsive mental health programming, teachers on creating inclusive classrooms, and youth advocates on how climate change affects girls’ education. 

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, and World Vision Canada for their support with this episode. 

Português: Neste miniepisódio bônus em português, nós ouvimos o depoimento de uma professora de Moçambique, no qual ela nos conta como usa monitoria entre pares para construir um ambiente de apoio para meninas aprenderem juntas habilidades de liderança e subsistência.

Para mais informações sobre mentoria entre pares e grupos de meninas, confira estes recursos:

• Plan International - Adolescent Girls' Consultation Toolkit [Kit de ferramentas de consulta para meninas adolescentes]
• UNGEI - A Feminist Facilitator's Guide to Creating a Safe Space for Young People [Guia de uma facilitadora feminista para criar um espaço seguro para jovens]
• Young Women’s Trust - Peer Research: The Power of Shared Experience [Pesquisa por pares: o poder da experiência compartilhada]

Gostaríamos de agradecer à Global Affairs Canada e à Right to Play pelo apoio para este episódio.

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English: In this bonus mini-episode in Portuguese, we hear from a teacher in Mozambique on how she uses peer mentoring to create a supportive environment where girls can learn leadership and livelihood skills together. 

For more information on peer mentoring and girls’ groups, check out these resources:

• Plan International - Adolescent Girls' Consultation Toolkit
• UNGEI - A Feminist Facilitator's Guide to Creating a Safe Space for Young People
• Young Women’s Trust - Peer Research: The Power of Shared Experience

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In the final episode of Season 2, we’ll learn how technical and vocational education provides an opportunity for women and girls to continue to learn when formal education is out of reach. We’ll hear from practitioners in Colombia, Jordan, Kenya on how this practical, hands-on model is supporting women and girls to develop the skills they need to support themselves and their families. 

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Global Partnership for Education, Norwegian Refugee Council, and the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) for their support with this episode. 

For more information on gender-responsive technical and vocational education and training, check out these resources:

• Norwegian Refugee Council - Opportunities for the Future: Basic Vocational Training for Refugee Youth in Dadaab
• Plan International - Enhancing the contribution of the Belgian TVET programmes to girls’ empowerment
• UNESCO - Starting my own small business
• JEiE - The Role of Technical and Vocational Education in Social Reintegration: Insights from Colombian Ex-Combatants

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In our fifth episode of Season 2, we’ll hear from a teacher in South Africa on how she creates an inclusive and engaging learning environment and uses play-based learning to support young girls and boys to challenge gender stereotypes.  

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, and VVOB - Education for Development for their support with this episode. 

For more information on gender-responsive early childhood education, check out these resources:

• VVOB, FAWE - Gender-responsive pedagogy for early childhood education toolkit (GRP4ECE)
• UNESCO - Mainstreaming gender equality in early childhood care and education
• Plan International - Gender inequality and early childhood development. A review of the linkages

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In the fourth episode of Season 2, we’ll hear about girls’ experiences with distance education during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how educators in the Philippines ensured that girls were continuing to learn during school closures. 

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Transform Education, and Plan International for their support with this episode. 

For more information on gender-responsive distance education, check out these resources:

• INEE - Distance Education & the Digital Divide: Ensuring Learning Continuity for Girls During School Closures
• INEE - Reimagining Education: Distance Education in Humanitarian Settings
• ECW, INEE, UNGEI  - EiE-GenKit
• UNICEF - Reimagining Girls’ Education: Solutions to Keep Girls Learning in Emergencies

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In our third episode of Season 2, we’ll hear from educators in Kenya and Guatemala on how they are upsetting traditional understandings of masculinity and engaging men and boys in the fight for gender equality. 

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, Padare/Enkundleni/Men’s Forum on Gender, and the Global Partnership for Education for their support with this episode. 

For more information on engaging men and boys in the fight for gender equality in education, check out these resources:

• Promundo - Manhood 2.0
• Cartier Philanthropy, Echidna Giving, ICRW - Engaging Men and Boys to Promote Gender Equality Through Education
• Spotlight Initiative - ​​Engaging men and boys to transform patriarchal masculinities

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In the second episode of Season 2, we’ll hear from teachers and peer mentors in Malawi, Mozambique, and Kenya on how girls’ groups can provide fun and interactive opportunities for girls to learn about sexual and reproductive health, develop leadership and livelihood skills, and co-create a supportive environment where they can learn and grow together. 

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, Right to Play, and the Jesuit Refugee Service for their support with this episode. 

For more information on peer mentoring and girls’ groups, check out these resources:

• Plan International - Adolescent Girls' Consultation Toolkit
• UNGEI - A Feminist Facilitator's Guide to Creating a Safe Space for Young People
• Young Women’s Trust - Peer Research: The Power of Shared Experience

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Welcome back for Season 2 of Educate Us! 

In the first episode of season 2, we’ll hear from youth activists in Kenya and Uganda on what inspired them to become education advocates, how they’re working in their communities to change the perception of women and girls, and how girl-led activism is changing the landscape for education in emergencies. 

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, and the Global Partnership for Education, for their support with this episode. 

For more information on girl-led activism for education, check out these resources:

• Transform Education - Transforming Education in Crisis: Beyond Barriers
• UNESCO, Global Education Coalition - Keeping Girls in the Picture: Youth Advocacy Toolkit
• World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts - Speak Out For Her World
• Mama Cash and Frida | Young Feminist Fund - Girls to the Front. A Snapshot of Girl-led Organising

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• INEE - Contextualized INEE Minimum Standards: Afghanistan
• Al Jazeera - The Uncertain Future of Girls’ Schools in Afghanistan

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, and Education Cannot Wait for their support with this episode. 

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Pour plus d’informations sur les enseignantes dans les contextes de crises, consultez ces ressources :

• INEE - Kit de formation pour les enseignants en situations de crise
• INEE, USAID - Étude du secteur : Le bien-être des enseignants dans les régions à faibles ressources, en crise et en conflit

Nous voulons remercier Affaires Mondiales Canada, Plan International, and Strømme Foundation pour leur soutien dans la réalisation de cet épisode. 

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English: In this bonus mini-episode, we hear from a teacher in Niger on how she supported her students to continue learning during COVID-19 school closures. 

For more information on teachers in crisis contexts, check out these resources:

• INEE - Training Pack for Primary School Teachers in Crisis Contexts
• INEE, USAID - Landscape Review: Teacher Well-being in Low Resource, Crisis, and Conflict-affected Settings

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Plan International, and Strømme Foundation for their support with this episode. 

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In the final episode of season one, we hear from teachers about how displacement has affected their work and their wellbeing and how they’re supporting their students and fellow teachers to succeed against all odds. 

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, Plan International, and Education Cannot Wait, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for their support with this episode.

For more information on teachers in crisis contexts, check out these resources:

• INEE - Training Pack for Primary School Teachers in Crisis Contexts
• INEE - Peer Coaching Pack for Teachers in Crisis Contexts
• International Task Force on Teachers - Teaching on the front line: National teacher responses to the COVID-19 crisis

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In our fifth episode, we learn how gender-based violence affects women and girl’s lives and education. We speak with feminist leaders from Myanmar about the extreme conditions women and girls are facing and how they are fighting for their rights and their communities.

We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Together for Girls, the Triangle Women’s Organization and the Karen Women’s Organization for their support with this episode. 

For more information on gender-based violence, check out these resources:

• Together for Girls - Violence Against Children Surveys 
• Inter-Agency Standing Committee - GBV Pocket Guide
• The Women's Protection and Empowerment Podcast - How to provide psychological first aid in emergencies

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We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Sesame Workshop, World Vision Zimbabwe, and Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health for their support with this episode. 

For more information on menstrual hygiene management, check out these resources:

• Sesame Workshop - WASH UP! Girl Talk: Like Any Other Day
• Sesame Workshop - WASH UP! Girl Talk: Making Pads
• Columbia University - Period Posse webinar series
• Columbia University, International Rescue Committee - MHM in Emergencies Toolkit

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