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Education as a
Humanitarian
Response
Sidney Leite
Intr
oduct
ion
Children around the world
are at risk of not having their
right to education fulfilled.• Conflict areas currently
account for over 40% of
out-of-school children.• Natural disasters are
foreseen to affect 175
million children in the next
decade.
Obje
ctiv
e
Overview of how education
as a humanitarian response can help children:• Gain or maintain access
to education in conflict
situations
• Gain or maintain access
to education in stable
situations
Child
ren A
t R
isk
Children that are not in school risk:• “Losing a sense of normality”
• “Taking on adult roles”
• “Missing out on the benefits of
learning”• “Having fewer opportunities for
further learning”• “Not returning to school, or never
enrolling in or going to school”
• “Psychosocial damage”
• “Being abducted, trafficked, enlisted
or forced to work in armed groups”
• “Being forced to get married”
• “Becoming involved in illegal child
labour”• “Being subject to rape and sexual
violence”Save The Children (2012, p. 2)
A
Com
pre
hensi
ve
Appro
ach
Benefits
Education as a humanitarian response:• Offers protection
• Can help save lives• Nurtures communities• Helps skills building• Prepares for future
crises
Em
erg
ency
vs.
Sta
ble
Sit
uati
ons
Conflic
t Sit
uati
on 1
:Syr
ia
Conflic
t Sit
uati
on 2
:South
Sudan
Conflic
t Sit
uati
on 3
:Sta
te o
f Pa
lest
ine
Conflic
t Sit
uati
on 4
:M
ali
Sta
ble
Sit
uati
on
1:
Colo
mbia
Sta
ble
Sit
uati
on
2:
Angola
Sta
ble
Sit
uati
on
3:
Côte
d’Ivo
ire
Sta
ble
Sit
uati
on
4:
Yem
en
Educa
tion Is
Key!
Education can help in
various humanitarian
response efforts, such
as:• Health services• Access to drinking water• Food and non-food
items• Shelter• Training for peace• Disaster planning
Refe
rence
s
References
Angola. (2014, January). Humanitarian action for children. New York: UNICEF.
Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/appeals/angola.html
Colombia. (2014, January). Humanitarian action for children. New York:
UNICEF. Retrieved from
http://www.unicef.org/appeals/colombia.html
Côte d’Ivoire. (2014, January). Humanitarian action for children. New York:
UNICEF. Retrieved from
http://www.unicef.org/appeals/cote_divoire.html
Mali. (2014, January). Humanitarian action for children. New York: UNICEF.
Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/appeals/mali.html
Save The Children. (2012). Education: An essential component of a humanitarian
response. Geneva: Save The Children.
South Sudan. (2014, February 18). Humanitarian action for children. New York:
UNICEF. Retrieved from
http://www.unicef.org/appeals/south_sudan.html
State of Palestine. (2014). Humanitarian action for children. New York: UNICEF.
Retrieved from
http://www.unicef.org/appeals/state_of_palestine.html
Syria. (2014, January). Humanitarian action for children. New York: UNICEF.
Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/appeals/syria.html
University of Denver. (2011). Education in emergencies: Benefits, best practices,
and
partnerships (Issue-Specific Briefing Paper). Denver, CO: Phillip
Price.
Retrieved from
http://www.du.edu/korbel/criic/humanitarianbriefs/philprice.pdf
Yemen. (2014, January). Humanitarian action for children. New York: UNICEF.
Retrieved from http://www.unicef.org/appeals/yemen.html