MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONDIRECTORATE OF FIELD SERVICES

EDUCATION IN EMERGENCYPresenter :ZACHARY MUTUIRI

SADE: EiEJanuary, 2013

IntroductionA good story…

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Introduction…Can life be sustained here?

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Introduction…A harsh environment/terrain?

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Food Insecurity?

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Introduction…A land of Plenty?

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Introduction…A harsh environment/terrain?

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Introduction…What can we learn from this picture?

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Introduction…What can we learn from this picture?

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Introduction…What can we learn from this picture?

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Types of Emergencies

Types of Emergencies

Natural Manmade

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drought

war

earthquaketerrorist

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cyclone

flood

Famine

epidemic

volcano chemicalspill

Fire

plane crash

civil unrest

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DefinitionEducation in Emergencies

“Quality learning opportunities for all ages in situations of crisis, including early childhood development, primary, secondary, non-formal, technical, vocational, higher and adult education”.

• EiE Provision:

• Physical protection

• Psychosocial protection

• Cognitive protection - that can sustain and save lives

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Some EiE Terms

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Disaster Management Cycle

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KENYA DISASTER MAP

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Major players in Disaster Management in Kenya

• The Office of the President - National Disaster Centre (NDC)

• The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)• Ministry of State for Special

Programmes (MOSSP)• Ministry of Education (MoE) • Ministry of Agriculture• Ministry of Northern Kenya

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Major players in Disaster Management in Kenya

• UNOCHA• UNHCR• The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies• Save the Children, UK• UNICEF• IOM• Girl Child Networks

• Plus some local NGOs and INGOs 

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Rationale for EiE

• Education is a right• 1989 Convention of the Rights of the Child• In 1996 Graca Machel highlighted the plight of

some of these children in her Report on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children.

• In 2000, governments and agencies participating in the Dakar World Education Forum identified humanitarian emergencies as a major obstacle toward achieving the goals of Education for All.

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EFA GOALS

Goal 1 Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.

• Goal 2Ensuring that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, children in difficult circumstances and those belonging to ethnic minorities, have access to, and complete, free and compulsory primary education of good quality.

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• Goal 3 Ensuring that the learning needs of all young people and adults are met through equitable access to appropriate learning and life-skills programmes.

• Goal 4 Achieving a 50 per cent improvement in levels of adult literacy by 2015, especially for women, and equitable access to basic and continuing education for all adults.

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EFA

• Goal 5 Eliminating gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a focus on ensuring girls’ full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality.

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EFA

• Goal 6 Improving all aspects of the quality of education and ensuring excellence of all so that recognized and measurable learning outcomes are achieved by all, especially in literacy, numeracy and essential life skills.

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Rationale for EiE

Education is prioritized by communitiesCommunities experiencing crisis commonly place the provision of

education as a top priority for assistance.

Both children and parents want schools, but in an emergency

there is a breakdown in the local mechanisms that support

education.

The structure and stability of education can give children, their

families, and communities’ resilience and hope in the future.

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Rationale for EiE

• Education affords protection

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Impacts of emergencies on education

• Access: Displacement and disruption• Quality• Equality• Equity

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EFFECTS OF EDUCATION DISASTER IN ATTAINMENT OF EFA GOALS

• Heavy workload and responsibilities to Girls/Women

• Domestic violence and sexual harassment • Starvation, diseases and death.• Destruction of physical infrastructure.• Increase migration/overcrowding in schools.• Risk of HIV infection to children, women and

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• Insecurity in homes, schools etc.

DISCUSSION – How does emergencies/disasters in Education impact on the achievement of EFA Goals.Identify the role of MoE, TSC, and Education Partners in mitigating the effects of Emergencies/disasters in Education.

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THANK YOU 

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