Educate Us! Women and Girls on Learning in Humanitarian Crises

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Educate Us! Women and Girls on Learning in Humanitarian Crises

Educate Us! is a podcast series about women’s and girls’ education in humanitarian crises from the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). Episodes center on the unique challenges and opportunities women and girls experience while living and learning in humanitarian contexts. This series is a broad and intimate invitation for listeners to hear the stories behind the statistics, from the women and girls who live them. We hope you’ll listen. This podcast is supported by Global Affairs Canada.

  1. 20. How can we support LGBTQIA+ learners in emergencies?

    6 DAYS AGO

    20. How can we support LGBTQIA+ learners in emergencies?

    In this episode, we’ll hear from Jamaican LGBTQIA+ rights advocates on how they’re helping communities to create safe and affirming learning spaces for LGBTQIA+ learners and supporting young people to advocate for their rights.  For more information on supporting LGBTQIA+ young people in emergencies, check out these resources: ORAM - Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Gender Expression: Essential Terminology The YP Foundation - Understanding Gender Beyond the Binaries GEM Report, IGLYO - Don't look away: no place for exclusion of LGBTI students USAID - Integrating LGBTQI+ Considerations into Education Programming Equimundo - Many Ways of Being Sex Education Curriculum We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Rainbow Railroad, and Equality for All Foundation for their support with this episode. For more information on INEE, check out our website: Join INEE Donate to INEE

    33 min
  2. 19. What is comprehensive sexuality education and why does it matter in emergencies?

    23 OCT

    19. What is comprehensive sexuality education and why does it matter in emergencies?

    In this episode, we’ll hear from teachers and education practitioners in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon on what comprehensive sexuality education is, why it is important, and how we can respond to pushback against sexual and reproductive health and rights in and through education.   For more information on girls’ education in emergencies data, check out these resources: World Health Organization - Comprehensive Sexuality Education Q&A UNFPA - International technical guidance on sexuality education Equimundo - Many Ways of Being Curriculum UNICEF - The Opportunity for Digital Sexuality Education in East Asia and the Pacific Columbia University, International Rescue Committee - MHM in Emergencies Toolkit We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, Brookings Institution, UNICEF Lebanon, and the Initiative for Self Development and Discovery,  for their support with this episode. For more information on INEE, check out our website: Join INEE Donate to INEE

    39 min
  3. Season 4 trailer

    9 OCT

    Season 4 trailer

    A new season of Educate Us! is coming soon! In this fourth season, we're addressing some key questions on safe, inclusive, and gender-responsive education for girls in humanitarian settings. We’ll hear from practitioners on supporting LGBTQIA+ learners, teachers on accelerating learning for pregnant and parenting girls, and from women’s rights advocates on how sexual and reproductive health and rights education impacts girls lives and livelihoods.  We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada for their support with this episode.

    2 min
  4. BONUS CONTENT: "Mind the Gap" in girls' education in emergencies

    15 FEB

    BONUS CONTENT: "Mind the Gap" in girls' education in emergencies

    In this bonus mini-episode, we’ll hear from Ella Page, co-author of the Mind the Gap 3 report. We’ll discuss progress, gaps, and challenges in girls’ education in emergencies, with particular attention to supporting female teachers in crisis-affected contexts.  Report: Mind the Gap 3: Equity and Inclusion in and through Girls’ Education in Crisis Policy paper: Closing the Gap 3: Promoting Equity and Inclusion in and through Girls’ Education in Crisis Summary brief: Women Who Teach: Recruiting and Retaining Female Teachers in Crisis Settings Summary brief: Gender-Responsive Inclusive Education: Ensuring Education Access and Quality for Girls’ with Disabilities Summary brief: Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Emergencies: Developing and Delivering Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education in Crisis Settings We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, and Education Development Trust for their support with this episode.  For more information on INEE, check out our website: Join INEE

    19 min
  5. 18. Spotlight: Afghanistan, two years on

    23/08/2023

    18. Spotlight: Afghanistan, two years on

    In this episode, we’ll hear from Afghan educators on how women’s and girls’ education and livelihoods have been impacted since the Taliban returned to power, and how women and girls are still striving to learn against all odds. For more information on girls’ education in emergencies data, check out these resources: Afghan Diaspora Hub - How you can help Human Rights Watch - Four Ways to Support Girls’ Access to Education in Afghanistan UNICEF - Afghanistan: Education Equity Profile for Adolescent Girls UNESCO - The right to education: What’s at stake in Afghanistan? We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada and World Vision Canada for their support with this episode.  For more information on INEE, check out our website: Join INEE Donate to INEE

    40 min
  6. 17. Why is quality data important for girls' education in emergencies?

    09/08/2023

    17. Why is quality data important for girls' education in emergencies?

    In this episode, we’re talking about why girls’ education in emergencies data matters and how it can be collected in a safe and responsible way. We’ll hear from advocates and researchers on how gender-responsive data can be used to inform policy and practice.  For more information on girls’ education in emergencies data, check out these resources: INEE - Bridging the Gap: Strengthening the Evidence Base for Gender-Responsive Education in Emergencies INEE - Closing the Gap: Advancing Girls’ Education in Crisis and Conflict INEE - Charlevoix Funding Dashboard Equal Measures 2030 - 2022 SDG Gender Index Equal Measures 2030 - Gender Equality Calculator We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Equal Measures 2030 and Pangea Educational Development for their support with this episode.  For more information on INEE, check out our website: Join INEE Donate to INEE

    29 min
  7. 16. Why do bathrooms matter in schools?

    26/07/2023

    16. Why do bathrooms matter in schools?

    In this episode, we’ll hear from practitioners in Bangladesh on how safe, clean bathrooms in schools can be an important enabler for girls’ education. We’ll learn what makes a bathroom “girl-friendly” and how they can be leveraged to provide critical health and hygiene services.  For more information on girl-friendly bathrooms, check out these resources: IRC - A Toolkit for Integrating Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) into Humanitarian Response UNICEF - Guidance on Menstrual Health and Hygiene INEE - Gender Responsive School Sanitation, Health and Hygiene We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada, UNICEF, and UNHCR for their support with this episode.  For more information on INEE, check out our website: Join INEE Donate to INEE

    24 min
  8. 15. Spotlight: Kakuma, Kenya

    12/07/2023

    15. Spotlight: Kakuma, Kenya

    In this episode, we hear from teachers and learners in Kakuma on the challenges and opportunities of teaching and learning in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya.  For more information on teachers in crisis contexts, check out these resources: INEE - Teacher stories: Aguer - Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya JEiE - Refugee Students’ Academic Motivation in Displacement: The Case of Kakuma Refugee Camp INEE - Teacher Wellbeing Guidance Note - Contextualization for Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya We’d like to thank Global Affairs Canada for their support with this episode.  For more information on INEE, check out our website: Join INEE Donate to INEE

    35 min
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Educate Us! is a podcast series about women’s and girls’ education in humanitarian crises from the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). Episodes center on the unique challenges and opportunities women and girls experience while living and learning in humanitarian contexts. This series is a broad and intimate invitation for listeners to hear the stories behind the statistics, from the women and girls who live them. We hope you’ll listen. This podcast is supported by Global Affairs Canada.

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