Edukans’ response to COVID-19
For the duration of the current situation, provide guidance to parents.
We are providing guidance to parents as to how they can best help their child, now that he or she is at home all day. In Ghana we are reaching out to families over the radio and with short text messages about providing structure, helping with homework, staying healthy and active.
Make sure every child goes back to school after the crisis.
With a Back to Schoolcampaign we are seeking to convince parents to send their child back to school. Poor families will have exhausted their financial means and have nothing left to meet the costs of sending their children to school. That is why we attempt to cover some of the costs: of food, teaching materials and transport, for example.
Provide socio-emotional support to teachers and pupils.
Children are greatly affected by this situation and teachers are fearful as well. Returning to ‘normal’ will not be easy. We will be training teachers to recognise stress in children and to use teaching packages for socio-emotional learning. The aim is to return to a stable situation as quickly as possible.
Worldwide, we are creating opportunities enabling children and young people to shape their futures with confidence.
where we work
Ambitions
By 2020
25,000 children in emergencies
access quality education with safe spaces for learning and playing
By 2020
400 school communities
supporting comprehensive sexuality education to eliminate gender disparities and harmful practices by 2020
By 2020
2,000 STAR schools
in 2020 providing quality education and active teaching and learning
By 2020
15,000 youth jobs
by training 20,000 young African people in market relevant skills
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