Past Program

A child's experiences—both positive and negative—lay the groundwork for their future development, health, and wellbeing. Displacement ruptures the social fabric of childhood, removing children from their communities and significantly increasing their risk to experience hunger, bullying and gender-based violence, as well as long-term hardship such as unemployment and depression. In many contexts education is one of the only systems of support that remains in their lives, making it crucial in developing the socio-emotional skills to navigate change and uncertainty. 

The tenth network meeting focused on three different presentations related to humanitarian work and education. The first presentation, by Oula Abu-Amsha, described psychological support interventions in education in displacement, focusing on promoting holistic well-being through various processes and actions. The second presentation, by Kuri Chisim, examined the importance of investing in caregiver mental health and well-being for child development in humanitarian crisis settings. The final presentation, by Hanan Kanash, focused on the UNRWA education program and its inclusive education approach, which supports children through quality child-centered education and provides additional and extensive support for children with special needs. 

This new network is part of Porticus’ All Eyes on Learning Program. AEoL focuses on strengthening collaborative action, networking, learning and advocacy amongst influential actors working on the delivery of educational services to children and young people caught up in displacement and crisis.   
  
The network connects donors, intergovernmental agencies, governments and educators to create and sustain commitment to whole child development in contexts of conflicts and crisis. Connecting diverse stakeholders, who in turn have connections to other networks, will help advocate for and amplify the call for quality education and whole child development for some of the most vulnerable children and students in the world.