A Lost Generation?

1. A Lost Generation? 10 October 2013, Washington D.C.

2. 262,000 refugee children MILLIONS OF LIVES AT STAKE TURKEY IRAQ 90,000 refugee children SYRIA 4.65m affected children in Syria EGYPT 56,000 refugee children INSIDE SYRIA 2.26m children out of school LEBANON 400,000 refugee children 283,000 refugee children OUTSIDE SYRIA 400,000 children out of school JORDAN UNHCR/UNICEF, 09 Oct 2013

3. Education Each year of schooling translates into • 10% of increase in an individual’s potential income • 1 % increase in annual GDP 28.5 million school-aged children out of school today live in a conflictcontext(50% of the total 57 million children out of school in the world) An investment in education is a strategic investment in children’s futures.

4. Studies on the interaction between education and conflict UNESCO, EFA Global Monitoring Report 2011: The Hidden Crisis A new agenda for Education in Fragile States, Center for Universal Education at Brookings, Working Paper 10. Winthrop, R, Matsui, E. (2013), How do violent conflicts affect school enrolment? Analysis of sub-national evidence from 19 countries. Background paper for the Education for all global monitoring report 2011, The hidden crisis: armed conflict and education; Publ: 2010; 32 p.*; 2011/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/19. The Worst forms of child labour, education and violent conflict. Background paper for the Education for all global monitoring report 2011, The hidden crisis: armed conflict and education;Publ: 2010; 19 p.*; 2011/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/46 Economic reintegration of children formerly associated with armed forces and armed groups. Background paper for the Education for all global monitoring report 2011, The hidden crisis: armed conflict and education; Publ: 2010; 35 p.*; 2011/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/47. Case studies on the role of politicisation of education in conflict-affected countries. Background paper for the Education for all global monitoring report 2011, The hidden crisis: armed conflict and education; Publ: 2010; 16 p.*; 2011/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/33. The Quantitative impact of conflict on education. Background paper for the Education for all global monitoring report 2011, The hidden crisis: armed conflict and education; Publ: 2010; 119 p.*; 2011/ED/EFA/MRT/PI/50 Dupuy, K. (2008), Education for Peace: Building peace and transforming armed conflict through education systems, Save the Children Norway, Oslo. Barakat, B., Hanririk, U. (2009), Breaking the Waves: Does education mediate the relationship between youth bulges and political violence? World Bank Policy Research Paper, Washington DC. Kirk, J., ‘Addressing Gender Disparities in Education in Contexts of Crisis: Postcrisis and state fragility’, in Conflict and Girls’ Education in the 21st Century, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2008.

5. Childs Name

6. Translation: This is not the fault of children! Child’s name (girl) Class-3: 6th grade 

7. Studies on intergenerational violence Belsky, J. (1993). Etiology of child maltreatment: A developmental-ecological analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 114, 413-434. Boothby, N., Strang, A., & Wessells, M. (2006). A World Turned Upside Down: Social Ecological Approaches to children in war zones. Kumarian Press.  Britto, P.R., Leckman, J., Patner-Brick, C., Gordon, I., & Hodges, W. (forthcoming). Ecology of Peace: Formative Childhoods and Peace Building: A Conceptual Framework. MIT Press. Eckenrode, J., Zielinski, D., Smith, E., Marcynyszyn, L.A., Henderson, C.R., Jr., Kitzman, H., Cole, R., Powers, J., & Olds, D.L. (2001). Child maltreatment and the early onset of problem behaviors: Can a program of nurse home visitation break the link? Development and Psychopathology, 13, 873-890 Garbarino, J. (1999) Lost Boys: Why Our Sons Turn Violent and How We Can Save Them. (NY: Free Press). Jaffee, S. R., Bowes, L., Ouellet-Morin, I., Fisher, H.L., Moffitt, T., Merrick, M.T., & Arseneault, L. (2013). Safe, stable relationships break the intergenerational cycle of Abuse: A Prospective Nationally Representative Cohort of Children in the United Kingdom. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, S4-S10 Landers, C., Da Silva, C., & Kilbane, T. (2013). Preventing violence against Young children. In P.R. Britto, P.L. Engle & C.S. Super, (Eds). Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and its impact on Global Policy. (pp. 242-260) New York: Oxford University Press. McGowan PO, Sasaki A, D’Alessio AC, Dymov S, Labonte ́B, Szyf M, Turecki G, & Meaney MJ (2009). Epigenetic regulation of the glucocorticoid receptor in human brain associates with childhood abuse. Nature Neuroscience, 12, 342–348.

8. A Lost Generation? 6 million children targeted 6 million children with access to learning 3 million children with direct protection support • STRATEGY • OVERVIEW

9. Guiding Principles • A collaboration across all stakeholders. • A platform for existing and new initiatives. Should and must not slow down any of them. • A focus on results. • A commitment to prioritize and publicize an undervalued aspect of the crisis. • A powerful way to bridge humanitarian and development responses. • A new call to raise more resources to invest both in the current crisis and in the next generation.

10. Syria Learning and Skills • Early learning opportunities for 100,000 children • Alternative delivery of education for up to 3m children e.g., mobile facilities • Promoting tolerance and reconciliation through education • Particular focus on getting girls back in school with scholarships, vouchers Protective Environments • Community-based psychosocial support for 1 million children • Continue implementation of Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism • Strengthened community networks and protection systems • To prevent child recruitment and sexual and gender based violence • To promote life skills and coping mechanisms Broadening Opportunities • Expansion of Safe Spaces through new partnerships offering vocational and remedial secondary education • 500,000 youth participating in tolerance and reconciliation initiatives

11. Lebanon Learning and Skills • Long-term solutions for a growing education crisis • Access to education for 400,000 Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese children including 100,000 children with learning materials and tuition fees • Minor rehabilitation and repair of school infrastructure • Teacher trainings on psychosocial support Protective Environments • 300,000 children receiving psychosocial support through direct services • Systems strengthening, starting with case management and referral • Access to area-specific child protection, GBV case management and support services Broadening Opportunities • 50,000 adolescents engaging in youth-led civic initiatives

12. Jordan Learning and Skills • From early childhood development to non-formal education for 326,000 children • Alternative learning programmes for 180,000 children • Focus on access to education for children with disabilities Protective Environments • Provision of psychosocial support and counseling for 300,000 children • Campaigns to address social norms related to violence against children and early marriage • Support the strengthening of the Family Protection Department and Juvenile Protection Department to deliver social services to children Broadening Opportunities • Building life skills, resilience and social cohesion through programmes for 22,000 adolescents

13. Iraq Learning and Skills • 127,000 children in camps and host communities have access to early childhood development, primary and secondary learning • Increasing access to education • Through construction, as well as school feeding programmes • Through cash transfers for 72,000 vulnerable children Protective Environments • Communication on improved childcare and development to over 80% of caregivers • 160,000 children benefiting from the expansion of child friendly spaces Broadening Opportunities • 68,000 adolescents in host communities supported with sports activities

14. Turkey Learning and Skills • Increasing access to schools for all children affected • Promotion of wellbeing and school attendance with school feeding for 286,200 children outside camps • Support to the establishment of one curriculum and provision of certification for Syrian children Protective Environments • 400,000 children accessing psychosocial support • Support the efforts to register and identify children at risk Broadening Opportunities • Building on current youth engagement strategies, support peacebuilding and protection related activities by youth-led groups

15. Egypt Learning and Skills • 100,000 children receiving education grants • Children from Syria supported with access to community schools and study centres using the Syrian curriculum Protective Environments • 40,000 children accessing child protection mechanisms with a focus on integrating Community Based Protection Networks in Syrian communities into existing child protection mechanisms • Protection of separated and unaccompanied children and children in detention Broadening Opportunities • Support to self-organising groups for youth to develop income generating activities and engage in sports and recreation activities.

16. Estimated Requirements $990 Million Prioritized budget for 15 months until end 2014