Children's needs are holistic. Therefore adherence to holistic principles is critical for effective programming. Attention to physical and survival issues must be complemented by equal attention to psychosocial, emotional and developmental needs. Recognizing that these needs cut across sectoral lines, mechanisms must be created that establish programme linkages and complementary service delivery. Education is a right that can catalyze and enable reconstruction .
Education can help organize responses to children in crisis and bring normalcy to disrupted lives.
It can also provide possibilities for social reconstruction. Creative approaches, flexible structures, innovative arrangements, enhanced curricula and supportive materials are fundamental elements of an educational strategy. Essential relationships and primary caregivers must be supported. Services must recognize and support the family as well as a range of non-traditional family units. They must support the diverse key relationships that provide care, comfort and protection to children in emergency situations.