Education – 30 June 2011 HUMANITARIAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - LIBERIA SECTORAL UPDATE

PROGRESS education sector NIMBA In Bahn camp + 16 HC sector partners are currently reaching 2,627 refugees with primary school services and 941 with ECD services. GRAND GEDEH 5,180 refugees currently reached with primary school services and supplies distribution. 1,065 Children (675 refugees) reached with Early Childhood Education. MARYLAND 252 Ivorian children from Little Wlebo camp attending classes in Government school next to camp. In Harper City 4 schools opened hosting 756 urban refugee children though double shift system. Textbooks prepositioned and being distributed other supplies targeting 9,800 children now being transported

CHALLENGES education sector Road accessibility affecting effective programming in intervention areas Zorgowee Bridge broken doubling /trebling distances Limited number of qualified teachers low quality of teaching/learning Drop in attendance figures /irregular attendance in ECD centers/ primary schools in HC due to lack of food increase in child labour Population still fluid in all counties HC children attending vacation classes for Ivorian refugees Non-provision of secondary and tertiary education

WAY FORWARD education sector Continued advocacy on road accessibility/maintenance Ongoing recruitment and training of non-qualified teachers /refresher training Continue advocacy on provision of feeding to ECD centers and primary schools consider for EHAP Use results of Joint Rapid Needs assessments/partners assessments for programming Advocacy for Liberian learners to have separate vacation classes UNESCO to support partners intending to provide formal & non formal secondary/tertiary education to refugees FCA initiating secondary education in Nimba explore integration into Liberian secondary schools Sensitization Day on The protective role of Education in Emergencies MOE/Edu-Cp sectors 8 June, Monrovia EIE training 14 June, in Grand Gedeh (Zwedru) Formal and Non-formal education at Border in Nimba NON FORMAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE – MAPPING/HARMONIZATION (work in progress)

Partners MOE Save the Children UK Plan International Rescue Committee Visions in Action LRRC UNICEF UNHCR WFP UNESCO Finnish Church AID IBIS COHDA CAP EHUD Foundation