Page 2 - Better Learning Programme News Today

AP Photo/Khalil Hamra The children, ages 5 to 15, were killed while in their homes in Gaza. At least 212 people have been killed by the Israeli strikes, including 61 children, Gaza health authorities say. Eleven children in Gaza who were taking part in a program to recover from past trauma have been killed by Israeli airstrikes while sheltering in their homes, the Norwegian Refugee Council said Tuesday. "They are now gone, killed with their families, buried with th...

Five things you need to know this week about global education (May 07, 2021) Format Theirworld: G7 countries failing the next generation Theirworld has accused the G7 countries of failing to support efforts to get vulnerable children back into school in the wake of the pandemic. A joint statement from Theirworld President Justin van Fleet and Chair Sarah Brown said world leaders were "poised to miss a once-in-a-century opportunity to invest in the next generation". Foreign and development minis...

NEW YORK, May 5 2021 - Approximately 100 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts and protracted crises. To provide these girls and boys with the mental health and psychosocial support they need to deal with the trauma and stress of these multiplying crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today US$250,000 in new funding to support the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Better Learning Programme in the Middle E...

Education Cannot Wait Enhances Mental Health and Psychosocial Support for Crisis-Affected Children and Youth in the Middle East and North Africa Format New $250,000 ECW Acceleration Facility grant will enhance Norwegian Refugee Council’s Better Learning Programme 4 May 2021, New York – Approximately 100 million children are out of school in the Middle East and North Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, armed conflicts and protracted crises. To provide these girls and boys with the m...

Collaboration Across Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and Education in Emergencies Format Introduction Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPHA) and Education in Emergencies (EiE) are highly complementary areas of humanitarian response. Conceptually, programmatically, and operationally the two sectors have much in common: both are child focused, both are priorities for affected populations, and, through collaboration, they can reinforce each other’s sectoral outcomes. Many humanit...