"Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Observatory on COVID-19 Responses in Africa’s Educational Systems" was launched today.
The #GPEKIX Observatory will examine the operation of education systems, learner well-being & equity & inclusion focusing on the impact of #COVID19. It will enhance already existing KIX Hubs. "We call on countries to give support to the research that will be happening."
"The question we might ask ourselves today is whether our African countries will escape this second wave of the COVID-19? If so, what are the strategies and actions, we need to put in place? And how do we effectively deal with this crisis?"
'We must provide specific support to girls...particularly attention will be given to the reintegration of pregnant girls, young mothers.."
The #GPEKIX Observatory will focus on collecting & synthesizing information/evidence about #COVID19 responses in primary & secondary #education to inform policy/practice in 41 GPE partner countries in #Africa.
64% of primary & 50% of secondary school teachers respectively have received minimum training on ICT & were not prepared to continue teaching during the #COVID19 related school closure in Sub-Saharan Africa.
97 million adolescents and youth in sub-Saharan Africa were already out of school prior to COVID 19 & an additional 1 million girls more might not return to school due to the impacts of #covid19.
Hon. Gaspard Twagirayezu the Min. of State in charge of Primary and Secondary Education in Rwanda is sharing his country's experiences/perspectives on school reopening related to teachers & learners' well-being with a gender, equity, & inclusive lens.
13 mil more girls could be forced into early marriages & an additional 2 mil cases of FGM/C are predicted in Africa due to the impacts of #COVID19 than would have occurred over the next decade if action isn't taken now.
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