Provision of Safe, inclusive, and quality education for conflict affected IDP and Host community children in Axum, Adwa, Adigrat, Wukro,  and Mekelle, Tigray. region. This project will enhance access to equitable, safe, and inclusive education for 16,667 (50% girls, 4% CWDs) emergency-affected school aged boys’ and girls’ in Axum, Adwa, Adigrat, Wukro, Mekelle, and Kuha town of Tigray region. The project will be implemented by three organization in a consortium approach with Imagine1day, Plan International, and World Vision. These organizations have ample years of experience implementing education and other emergency programs in Ethiopia. In line with the draft 2021 Ethiopia Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), the project mainly aimed to increases access to equitable, safe, inclusive and quality education through non-formal learning opportunities using accelerated learning programs. It will also support education service delivery systems and partners by strengthening their institutional and technical capacities and building resilience of children, communities, parents, and existing education structures through capacity building, coordination and information management support. 

To meet these objectives and ensure that children can exercise their right to education and are protected from risks, the consortium members prioritized the provision of safe and protective learning spaces for children affected by the conflict to helping children continue learning and enhance the resilience of communities by supporting learning during this crisis in Tigray region. The consortium partners will capitalize on their collective best experiences in their effort to deliver effective and sustainable program for IDP and host communities in targeted areas. The consortium partners agreed on the geographic share based on their operational area. Imagine1day will implement the project in Axum and Adwa. Plan International will implement in Mekelle, Kuha, and Wukro. World Vision will implement in Adigrat. Plan International is the lead applicant. Imagine1day will reach 6,667 age 5-14 children and World Vision and Plan International will each impact 5,000 children. 

This project is designed in consultation with the education cluster and guided by the revised education in emergency response strategy (2021-2023) developed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ethiopia Education Cluster which is also endorsed by the Tigray regional education bureau, 2021 Ethiopia HRP, and Tigray Humanitarian Response Plan. The main project activities includes provision of Temporary Learning Spaces (TLS), teaching and learning materials, recreational kits, recruitment and deployment of facilitators/teachers for the implementation of Accelerated School Readiness (ASR) for age 5-6 and Accelerated Learning Programs (ALP) modalities for age 7-4, and implementation of emergency school feeding. Teachers will be trained on Accelerated learning programs, gender responsive and sensitive curriculum, Psychosocial Support (PSS), and life skills. The project will also implement safe schools protocols in time of COVID19 by providing PPE like facemasks and sensitizing teachers, school principals, Center Management Committee/PTAs, Children, and the communities at large on COVID19 transmission and protection mechanisms. 

For sustainable and strong Education in Emergency system, the project will actively engage and support education service delivery systems and local NGO partners by strengthening their institutional and technical capacities. The project will provide capacity building opportunity for local NGOs, Center Management Committee/PTAs, regional, Woreda, IDP/school education experts, and other related sectors/partners including local/IDP administrators and IDP community leaders to enhance their capacity to conduct need assessment and effectively provide education in emergency response.