Learning

Even before South Sudan gained independence in 2011, education improved significantly. The return to war in December 2013, however, eroded many of the improvements in access to and quality of education.

ECCN’s conflict-sensitive education Training of Trainers featured INEE’s Conflict Sensitive Education Pack.

ECCN’s foundational course, Essentials for Education in Crisis and Conflict, focuses here on the Latin America and Caribbean region. They are joined by field practitioners from El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.

"My mother was born and raised in Aleppo. My maternal family roots are deeply tied to the past 150 years of Syria’s history. Watching the annihilation of Aleppo has been heart-wrenching, as have the images appearing daily on our televisions."

Violent conflict poses one of the gravest threats to human development. Nearly half of the 1.4 billion population living in fragile and conflict-affected states are less than 20 years old. Equitable education builds young people's capacities.

Many countries face new and divisive tensions as economic and other forces affect different ethnic, linguistic, religious, and other groups, leading to instability and sometimes armed conflict. Education policies, however, can promote peace.

Around the world, 65 million displaced people are still in search of a safe home that will allow them to pursue fulfilling lives.

USAID and NORC’s Accelerated Education Programs in Crisis and Conflict provides insight into the nearly 50 million primary and lower secondary-age children deprived of an education through the impact of crisis or conflict.