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Guidance Note: Monsoon Contingency Planning for District Education Clusters

As the monsoon season approaches, the Education Cluster needs to be prepared to respond to the anticipated needs of the earthquake-affected population as they become exposed to heavy rains, landslides and possible floods. It will be important for the government and partners to support communities…

  • Coordination: Coordination, Cluster Strategy
  • Emergency: Floods
  • HPC: Strategic Planning

EDUCATION CLUSTER ASSESSMENT ON THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

At the time of this assessment in April 2015 the Central African Republic (CAR) was slowly recovering from two years of insecurity and political instability. Large areas of the country were still suffering from occupation by and in-fighting between various armed groups. This assessment was…

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment
  • Emergency: Conflict
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis
  • Technical Areas: Attacks on Education, Protection

Assessment of the Effect of Ebola on Education in Liberia

Following the Ebola outbreak, schools in Liberia were ordered closed in July 2014. They remained closed for more than 7 months, until the start of the school year 2014/2015, from 16 February onwards. In order to determine the impact of Ebola on education in Liberia, the Ministry of Education and…

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment
  • Emergency: Epidemic
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis

Hear it from the Children: why education in emergencies is critical

A study on the role of education for conflict-affected communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia

  • Communicaiton: Communication Materials
  • Coordination: Advocacy, Knowledge Mangement
  • Emergency: Conflict, Complex, Drought
  • Technical Areas: Protection

Impact Evaluation Report of the South Sudan Education Cluster

This report was commissioned by the South Sudan Education Cluster and the field exercises convened and organised in Unity and Upper Nile States by the State Ministries of Education.

  • Coordination: Coordination, Knowledge Mangement
  • Emergency: Conflict, Displacement
  • HPC: Operational Peer Review and Evaluation
  • Technical Areas: Accountability to Affected Populaiton

A Step Back: The impact of the recent crisis on education in Central African Republic

In December 2012, various rebel groups gathered under the monikerSéléka("coalition" in Sango) in the Central African Republic (CAR) and began a military campaign throughout the country, culminating in a coup d’étaton 24 March 2013.The education system has been severely affected.Schools closed(and…

  • Coordination: Needs Assessment
  • Emergency: Conflict
  • HPC: Needs Assessment & Analysis
  • Technical Areas: Attacks on Education, Protection

The Education Cluster Thematic Case Study Series

Shared information, experiences and knowledge are the foundations for guiding decision-making within the Global and country-level Education Clusters. Access to the tacit knowledge held by individuals involved with the work of the Education Cluster as well as representatives from UN agencies, non-…

  • Coordination: Coordination, Knowledge Mangement
  • Emergency: Earthquakes, Floods
  • Technical Areas: INEE Minimum Standards, Protection

Lessons Learned from Horn of Africa Drought Crisis

The purpose of this lessons learned exercise is to highlight the key elements of the Education Cluster coordination and response that worked well, which worked less well and why, and to articulate recommendations for improvement.

  • Coordination: Knowledge Mangement, Inter-Sector Coordination
  • Emergency: Drought, Displacement
  • HPC: Operational Peer Review and Evaluation
  • Technical Areas: Protection

Contextualised INEE Minimum Standards for South Sudan

South Sudan Education Cluster contextualised the INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery

  • Coordination: Coordination
  • Emergency: Conflict, Complex, Displacement
  • HPC: Implementation & Monitoring, Needs Assessment & Analysis, Operational Peer Review and Evaluation, Resource Mobilisation, Strategic Planning
  • Technical Areas: INEE Minimum Standards

Somalia Lessons Learned

The Global Cluster hired an independent consultant to conduct a light touch lessons learned exercise in Somalia. The purpose of this review was to highlight issues within the education Cluster that should be followed-up at the country level.

  • Coordination: Knowledge Mangement
  • Emergency: Conflict, Complex, Drought, Floods
  • HPC: Operational Peer Review and Evaluation

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