Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crisis: Providing Access to Education and Training for Young People in East Africa

Authors

  • Peter Koros
  • Peter Kanyip Bakwaph
  • Rose Adamu Nrad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59573/emsj.7(1).2023.18

Keywords:

Emergencies, Protracted Crisis, Access, Training, Education

Abstract

This paper focuses on education in emergencies and protected crisis in Eastern Africa and possible ways to provide access to education and training for young people who are affected by these artificial and natural disasters. It examines and explores four main problems which are famine and drought, HIV and AIDs, COVID-19 and wars. The work is meant to examine how these pandemics disrupted education and left millions of children and youth out of school, making young people to suffer the loss of homes and loved ones and access to education and a safe learning environment. This work is qualitative research design that is based on secondary data from the internet, interview, observation, interactions and personal experience. The finding shows that right to education is linked to better lives for all people and therefore, education in emergencies must be a priority in the response to all types of crises.

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Published

2023-05-08

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2023)

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