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Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies for USAID

Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies for USAID. Is Education in Emergencies a policy priority for USAID?. Strategic Alignment – The White Paper. Five Core Operational Goals : Promote Transformational Development 2. Strengthen Fragile States 3. Provide Humanitarian Relief

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Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies for USAID

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  1. Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies for USAID Is Education in Emergencies a policy priority for USAID? EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  2. Strategic Alignment – The White Paper • Five Core Operational Goals: • Promote Transformational • Development • 2. Strengthen Fragile States • 3. Provide Humanitarian Relief • 4. Support U.S Geostrategic Interests • 5. Mitigate Global & Transnational Ills EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  3. Strategic Alignment – Fragile States Strategy • In Crisis and Conflict: STABILIZE • -Humanitarian assistance • - Income generation • - Basic security and Human Rights • In Early Recovery & Post-Conflict • -Security Sector Reform • -Job Creation and School Enrollment • -Support Functional National Gov’t EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  4. StrategicAlignment – Responses to Fragility EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  5. Strategic Alignment- Education Strategy • Focuses on basic education and beyond • Maintains priority for transformational development • Recognizes education needs in post-conflict and fragile states • Recognizes importance of education: • Promote security • Advance good governance • Minimize impact of displacement, conflict and natural disaster • Education as a humanitarian response EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  6. Strategic Alignment – Africa Strategic Framework • Builds on White Paper and FSS • Emphasis on Transformational • Development • Recognizes Fragile States goals: • - Avert and Resolve Conflict • - Manage Crisis and Promote Stability, Recovery and Democratic Reform • Education sector goals for FS in • Africa being developed EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  7. Is Education in Emergencies a Priority ? Cambodia Liberia West Bank Gaza Angola El Salvador N. Uganda Haiti Sudan Iraq Somalia Afghanistan Hurricane Mitch Sierra Leone Tsunami Democratic Republic of Congo EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  8. Is Education in Emergencies a Priority ? < 20 % of the countries where USAID has education programs are in or emerging from crisis EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  9. So, Is Education in Emergencies a Policy Priority for USAID ? • Priority on Transformational Development and Education Initiatives • New strategies recognize the importance of Education in Emergencies EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  10. Strategic Alignment – USAID & MSEE EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  11. From Strategies to Policies to Programs From Strategies to Policies • Standards align w/ new USAID strategies and can help translate strategy into policy • Advocate for integrating education into humanitarian assistance • Build coalitions for coordinated support for the MSEE at the country level • Integrate Education in Emergencies into AFR and other Regional strategies • Develop policy guidance – ADS • Develop operational guidelines EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  12. From Strategies to Policies to Programs From Policies to Programs • Pilot Test and Evaluate the MSEE • Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Colombia • Use MSEE as a tool for education sector analysis, program design, evaluation • Donor coordination • Staff development and training • Episodic and Systemic use EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  13. Use and Impact of the Standards Coordinated Rapid Response HIGH Organizational support Policy Guidance IMPACT Training Pilots, studies Limited Organizational Support LOW Episodic Limited Policy Guidance SHORT (2 weeks-2 years) TIME LONG 2-4 years EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

  14. From strategies to policies to programs-Organizational issues and options • Education or Humanitarian Assistance ? • It’s Both • Where’s home? • How can Education be included in emergency responses? • DARTs, Sector Assessments and Program Designs • Limited experience doing education in emergencies • Include MSEE in Education, DCHA and other staff development DCHA/OFDA DCHA/CMM DCHA/OTI DCHA/DG DCHA/FFP DCHA/PVC EGAT AFR ANE E&E LAC PPC Regional Missions Field Missions LPCs EQUIP2 Seminar Policy Implications of Education in Emergencies

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