COVID-19

Ministers call for change at ADEA-AfDB Virtual Forum on COVID-19 impact on Africa's Education

ADEA, Saturday, July 18, 2020 - 18:04

ADEA in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group, presented yesterday a report that examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and training in Africa, with the participating Ministers highlighting the need to embrace change.
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After COVID-19, education in Africa will not be the same

ADEA, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 13:52

June 16 marks the Day of the African Child. Today we honor those who participated or died in the Soweto uprising in South Africa in 1976 while demanding equal and quality education for all, and all those around the world who support the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
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UNESCO in collaboration with ADEA and other partners launch an early childhood education (ECE) personnel survey related to COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

ADEA, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 11:08

UNESCO Dakar in collaboration with ADEA and other partners across 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have launched a survey for early childhood education (ECE) personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Africa supports reading and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic

ADEA, Wednesday, April 29, 2020 - 08:57

In light of the current health crisis, today more than ever before, access to quality reading material and learning is key as millions of children throughout Africa can no longer go to school. A fitting celebration for World Book and Copyright Day.
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Delivering education at home in ADEA’s African member states amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Brief status report

ADEA, Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 17:29

Since its emergence in late 2019, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has evolved into a pandemic, heavily affecting the lives of billions of people across the world with an anticipated huge impact on the global economy and Africa in particular.
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Response to COVID-19: ADEA supports the initiative of African writers and publishers to provide free reading books to African students during the pandemic

ADEA, Tuesday, April 21, 2020 - 16:23

The education systems of most countries will suffer, in one way or another, from the immediate and future consequences of the serious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, this already assumes that countries are looking for new approaches to mitigate these effects on the education and training of young people.
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A message to esteemed education stakeholders

ADEA, Monday, October 5, 2020 - 10:05

Dear members of the ADEA education network,

It is our hope that you are safe and secure with your families and/or loved ones at this time of COVID-19, which is heavily negatively impacting the education system and teaching and learning at all levels globally.
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KIX Observatory: Learning assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

ADEA, Thursday, April 14, 2022 - 14:37

In education, assessment is an important tool for tracking the academic performance and learning progress of students. The assessment also helps determine the effectiveness of teaching and the various needs of an education system. Learning assessments provide schools and teachers with an understanding of what the students are learning, and how to adopt measures that promote effective teaching (Education Endowment Foundation, 2020; Liberman, Levin, & Luna-Bazaldua, 2020).
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Policy Brief on Teacher Training and Support in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ADEA, Thursday, February 17, 2022 - 09:44

This policy brief presents available evidence on the policy and practice responses in teacher training and support during the periods of school closures and re-openings in 40 GPE partner countries in Africa.
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Policy Brief on School Reopening in Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ADEA, Wednesday, February 9, 2022 - 09:30

The COVID-19 pandemic caused major disruptions to education in Africa and worldwide, and in African countries, due to school closures. Many countries have made great strides in ensuring safe reopening of schools to stem the erosion of the gains made in access to equitable and quality education, escalation of risks to children’s mental and physical health and the long-term impact of loss of learning associated with school closures. This policy brief highlights the evidence of the policy and practice responses on school reopening.
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