Back to school after lockdown - Angola. Campaign with Sofonie Dala. Don't miss it! Webisode 20

The disruptive effects of the COVID-19 outbreak have impacted almost all sectors of our society. Education is no exception. Anecdotal evidence paints a bleak picture for both students and schools.

This webisode attempts to shed light on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on school students.

Today we invited three guys, they will share with us their challenges during the time of coronavirus.

Francisco 

Francisco is 13 years old and studies in the 6th grade. According to him, covid19 hindered his studies and forced him to stay at home for a long time.

Today he is very happy because schools are reopening and not only for that, he also told us that his school has been distributing biosafety materials constantly.

In addition, the school has created some prevention measures against covid-19 such as constantly washing hands with water and soap, division of classes, the separation between students in classrooms, etc.

Augusto and Paulo

Augusto and Paulo are 12 years old and  they both study in the sixth grade. They told us that covid-19 paralyzed them at home, impaired their school routines, religious and other daily activities.

Thank God schools reopened and we started studying again. Although our school did not distribute any biosafety material, the leaders are doing everything to prevent us from the disease, they said.

For example, the school has adopted some prevention measures against covid-19 such as social distancing, mandatory use of masks, use of alcohol gel, hand washing etc.

We are very happy to go back to school but we are also very afraid because this pandemic has already killed thousands of people, they admitted.

Students face an increasingly uncertain environment, where financial and health shocks for example, lack of resources to complete their studies or fear of becoming seriously sick have been affecting their academic performance, educational plans, current labor market participation, and expectations about future employment.

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Share your experiences learning / teaching during the school closures & the projects or initiatives you've launched to get girls back to school post # COVID19 in your local communities.

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