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Learning about the importance of using education data in emergencies
Evidence and learning are needed to improve the use of education data in emergencies and protracted crises. Such data is essential to effectively identify the education needs of crisis-affected populations.
From 6 to 8 June 2023, the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) and partners organized the 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. On this occasion, UNESCO brought together over 50 participants from more than 20 countries, representing ministries of education (MoEs), humanitarian and development partners, donors and researchers in an interactive workshop to explore how evidence and learning can be utilized to strengthen education data in emergencies and protracted crises.
During the workshop, participants collectively examined the recurring challenges faced in Education in Emergencies (EiE) data and what knowledge-based resources they would need to overcome them. These challenges included the absence of relevant national policies and the presence of parallel data systems, which have hampered efforts to generate and use data to identify and address priority education needs of crisis-affected populations. Based on the insights shared during the workshop, UNESCO is taking a user-driven approach to support EiE data practitioners by leveraging the evidence and learning collected by UNESCO and making it more accessible and usable. This is effort is part of UNESCO’s commitment to develop Global Public Goods in the framework of the initiative to strengthen institutional education information systems for data-driven EIE and resilience to crises, supported by Education Cannot Wait (ECW), SIDA and NORCAP.
To find out more about the session's methodology, key findings and the way forward, read the comprehensive report.
Group work to identify the key challenges related to EiE data and evidence and their impacts.
This workshop was organized within the framework of UNESCO’s commitment towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 and its efforts. By improving the coordination, standardization, and integration of EiE data into institutional systems, UNESCO aims to improve the production, analysis, dissemination, and use of data for improved education assessment and planning in emergency contexts.
Peer-to-peer sharing on EiE data between practitioners from different countries after the session.
Officials for Ministries of Education from Burkina Faso, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Jordan, Niger, Palestine, South Sudan, and Uganda gather outside the Graduate Institute of Geneva, with staff from Ethiopia Education Cluster, UNWRA and UNESCO Addis Ababa.
