COVID-19: Supporting learning, equity and resilience to future disruptions (Day 2)
2024-03-28 12:00 - 14:30 UTC
28 March, 12:00-14:30 GMT
Webinar: Register here
The COVID-19 pandemic triggered an education emergency of unprecedented scale. At the peak of school closures, 1.6 billion children were affected. The disruption caused to education systems set progress back and widened the gap between wealthier and poorer children.
This virtual learning event aims to socialize findings of the evaluation of GPE’s support to COVID-19 responses, engaging country and global stakeholders in a dialogue on the key lessons learned during pandemic response and recovery.
This two-part webinar explores four key themes: using blended solutions for learning, supporting teachers during the pandemic, reaching the most marginalized, and adaptive implementation.
In addition to the evaluation findings, the webinar will draw upon insights from GPE partner countries, the broader research community and other global education stakeholders, to inform future education planning and implementation.
The webinar will be held in English with interpretation in French.
Day 2: Thursday, March 28

Thematic session 3 - Equity and inclusion: This session will illuminate lessons around reaching the most vulnerable children (including girls, children living with disabilities, children in conflict-affected countries) and supporting the return to school for all children.

Moderator: Anna-Maria Tammi, Thematic Lead for Equity and Inclusion, GPE.
Charles Karakye, Permanent Secretary, MoE, Rwanda
Rob Jenkins, Director, Education and Adolescent Development, UNICEF
Emma Sarton, Learning Lead, Girls Education Challenge
Donald Bundy, Professor of Epidemiology and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Julia McGeown, Head of Inclusive Education, Humanity & Inclusion
Justine Sass, Chief of section on gender equality and inclusion, UNESCO.

Thematic session 4 - Adaptive implementation: This session considers the evaluation’s findings around adaptation, continued relevance as the pandemic evolved, and resilience.

Moderator: Margarita Focas Licht, Manager of the Partnerships Team at GPE.
Chehem Mohamed Chehem, Inspecteur Doyen Coordonnateur de l'Ecole d'Excellence, Ministère de l'Education nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle, Djibouti
Alison Grimsland, Senior Education Specialist, World Bank
Rob Jenkins, Director, Education and Adolescent Development, UNICEF
Faiza Hassan, GPE Program Director – Somalia, Save the Children

Closing remarks by Raphaelle Martinez, Lead, Education Policy and Learning, GPE
