Education – 14 July 2011

HUMANITARIAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - LIBERIA

SECTORAL UPDATE

PROGRESS education sector

NIMBAIn Bahn Camp+16 HCs, sector partners currently reaching 4,936 refugees with primary school services/recreational activities and 686 with ECD services. New school construction completed in Bahn camp with 866 students. 9 refugee teachers/9 caregivers identified, training ongoing. 45 sets of Ivorian School Curricula guide distributed.

GRAND GEDEH3,287 refugees reached with primary school services /education supplies/ECD services. Duogoee Camp School newly opened with registration of 991 students.

MARYLAND280 Ivorian children from Little Wlebo camp attending classes in Government school next to camp. In Harper City 6 schools hosting 900 urban refugee children. VIA now in Maryland distribution of textbooks/education supplies on going

CHALLENGES education sector

•Road accessibility affecting effective programming /delivery of supplies/regular monitoring

•Shortage of qualified teacheers/teachers absenteeism low quality of teaching/learning, causing closure of classes

•Drop in attendance figures /irregular attendance in ECD centers/ primary schools in some host communitiesshortage of food/low awareness among parents/community

• Population still fluid all all counties adaptation by IPs

•Slow movement of pre-positioned supplies

•New government policy awaited influnces strategies

WAY FORWARD education sector

• Continued advocacy on road accessibility/maintenance

• Identification/training of teachers /refresher training

• Use key findings from Rapid Joint Needs assessments/partners’ assessments for EHAP evidence-based programming

• Use updated UNHCR figures and new government policy for programming

• UNICEF to move supplies from warehouses accelerate supply distribution to reach children

•Sensitization Day on ‘The protective role of Education in Emergencies’ MOE/Edu-Cp sectors 8 June, Monrovia•EIE training 14 June, in Grand Gedeh (Zwedru) •Formal and Non-formal education at Border in Nimba

•NON FORMAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE – MAPPING/HARMONIZATION (work in progress)

Partners

• MOE• Save the Children UK• Plan• International Rescue

Committee• Visions in Action• LRRRC• IBIS Foundation

• UNICEF• UNHCR• UNESCO• WFP• Finnish Church Aid• COHDA• CAP• EHUD Foundation