Global Child
By Institute for Educational Initiatives
Global ChildApr 30, 2020
School Closures: Widening the Gaps
In this interview, Cassandre Regnier from Summits Education in Haiti discusses how COVID-19 has widened the educational gap between high and low resource settings even further and shares some of the innovative ways Summits has supported the non-academic needs of its students.
Michael Berino is the Assistant Director of Management for the Global Center's Strong Beginnings program.
School Closures: A University Perspective
Dr. Begedou, a university professor in Togo, shares his perspective on the government’s response to COVID-19 and school closures as well as the impact of these closures at all levels of the educational system.
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Hannah Chander is a research associate at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
Anna Hart is a digital communications associate at the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
School Closures: Unstable Internet, Limited Learning
In this interview, Souleymane Diallo, an education program manager with Catholic relief services in Burkina Faso shares his insights on the limitations of distance learning and teacher training in a country where many people do not have stable internet access or access to technology.
This interview represents the personal views of Souleymane Diallo and should not be construed as coming from any of the organizations mentioned in the interview.
Hannah Chandler is a research associate with the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
School Closures: A Multi-pronged Approach
In this interview Hannah Chandler and Janella Nelson, a Senior Education Advisor for Child Fund International, discuss issues that lie at the intersection of child protection and education. Janella elaborates upon the need for a multi-pronged approach to distance learning during COVID-19.
Hannah Chandler is a research associate with the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
School Closures: Distance Learning in Rural Communities
In this conversation between Hannah Chandler and Mary Wangui, Mary shares her insight as a community leader and parent on the unique challenges parents and students face when adopting distance learning strategies in rural areas, including but extending beyond access to technology. She also shares the creative solutions the Juhudi Youth Initiative has developed to support business ideas for youth in the midst of COVID-19.
Hannah Chandler is a research associate for the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
Mary Wangai is the program coordinator for the Juhudi Youth Initiative in Mugunda Kenya
School Closures: Producing a Radio Show
Cyril Pressoir from the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child's Strong Beginnings team discusses the details of producing a radio show during COVID-19 in Haiti. Learn about the team's creative efforts to locate a transmitter during a global pandemic and produce a radio show while working from home with spotty internet.
School Closures: A Value-Based Education
Joining us from Kenya, we pick up this interview midway through with Dr. Neil Boothby and John Mugo. In this excerpt, John shares with us a collaborative effort among multiple institutions to begin an initiative on value-based education during COVID-19 in Kenya. The initiative is two-fold with a project under development for routine building with families and as well as one for empathy.
Dr. Neil Boothby is the director of the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
John Mugo is director of ZiziAfrique Foundation.
School Closures: From Classrooms to Radio
Dr. Anasthasie Liberiste-Osirus explains how the Center’s Strong Beginnings Initiative in partnership with ACE Haiti’s Read Haiti initiative, are designing and implementing a robust distance learning plan to serve children and families in Haiti. Existing literacy curriculum currently being used in schools across Haiti has been modified for delivery through the Catholic Radio network to deliver lessons in Creole and French, covering key concepts to capture as many missed lessons as possible in spite of the closure of schools. Radio programming will also feature parent workshops with strategies for supporting young learners at home and encouraging healthy development in children ages 0-5.
School Closures: Disruptions to the System
In this interview, Hannah Chandler and Samuel Mukundi discuss the disruptions to the community and education systems COVID-19 has caused in Kenya.
Hannah Chandler is a research associate with the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child.
Samuel Mukundi is a community development consultant and strategist based in Nyeri County, Kenya.