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INEE Introduction and Afghanistan Situation
15 March, 2011
Education in Emergencies is:Education that protects the well-being, fosters learning opportunities, and nurtures the overall development of people affected by conflicts and disasters
Education is a right!
Half of all out-of-school children are in conflict/crisis situations (about 68 million)Average length of refugee displacement: 17 yearsAverage length of conflict in lowest-income countries: 12 yearsParents want education for their children
•Can be life saving and is life sustaining•Gives parents/caretakers opportunity to rebuild, etc•Provides normalcy•Produces hope•Reduces the risk of return to conflict•Can prevent crises and/or mitigate impact (disasters and conflict)•Creates opportunity
Funding Education in Emergencies?
2% of all humanitarian aid goes to education — this is the actual amount of funding out of an average donor commitment of 4%*
*2011 UNESCO EFA Global Monitoring Report
What is the Inter-Agency Network for
Education in Emergencies?
A non-competitive, open global network of members, working together within a humanitarian and development framework to ensure all people the right to safe, quality, relevant education in emergencies and post-crisis recovery. • Conceived in 2000 out of EFA
INEE
• Network, not incorporated agency• 5700+ individual members from over 130
countries act on behalf of the network • Institutional members on Steering Group and
Working Groups• Guidance from the INEE Steering Group, Strategic
Plan• 5 full-time staff in the INEE Secretariat (New York,
Paris, Geneva)
How does INEE do its Work?
INEE
Prevention, Preparedness, Response,
Recovery
INEE
• Membership and Communications• Partnerships• Member-Created Tools: INEE Minimum Standards for
Education, Guidance Notes on Gender, Inclusive Education, Safer School Construction, more
• Education and Fragility• Thematic areas: DRR, Quality Education, Inclusive
Education/Gender, HIV/AIDS, Adolescents and Youth, Early Childhood Development
• Advocacy
Areas of Work/Focus
