Can Education Wait? A Deep Dive into Learning in Crisis Zones

In this podcast episode, we're joined by Yasmine Sherif, the Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) , as she discussed the importance of quality education in crisis situations. As a human rights lawyer with extensive field experience, Yasmine highlights the challenges of delivering education to the 222 million children lacking access today. Yasmine highlighted ECW's holistic approach to addressing this crisis, their hands-on experiences in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cox's Bazar, and the triumphs seen from strategic partnerships and programme investment, like in Colombia and Uganda. She also talks about the role of technology in this field, painting a realistic picture of its limitations and possibilities. Join us to discover how ECW advocates for education as the foundation of all sustainable development goals. Want to learn more about sustainable development and learning?

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Can Education Wait? A Deep Dive into Learning in Crisis Zones is an episode from SDG Learncast by UN SDG:Learn.

This episode is 00:31:02 long.

This episode was published on May 23, 2023.

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