The Second High-Level Conference on Scaling Education Initiatives in Emergencies (EiE) in West Africa has opened in Accra, with a call for countries to strengthen education systems to withstand crises and protect learning outcomes.
The two-day conference is examining evidence on interventions to improve access, learning, safety and psychosocial well-being for children affected by fragility, conflict and violence.
Organised by Associates for Change (AfC) in collaboration with education stakeholders from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, the conference brought together about 150 policymakers, researchers, education practitioners and development partners to share evidence, assess what works in education during emergencies and identify interventions that could be adapted and scaled across the sub-region.
In his address, the Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, urged West African countries to build resilience into education systems so children could continue learning during emergencies.
He said conflicts, displacement, floods, droughts, health crises and economic pressures continued to disrupt education, with girls, children with disabilities and those in rural and deprived communities bearing a disproportionate impact.
Dr Apaak said Ghana’s experience during the COVID-19 pandemic had exposed gaps in access to remote learning, as children without devices, electricity, internet connectivity or adult support were left further behind. Read More
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