International Day of Education 2021: Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation

The theme for International Day of Education 2021 was "Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation".

The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools and universities to close across the world, disrupting the education of billions of learners. The 2021 celebration aimed to stress this devastating impact and ensure educational issues were prioritized in the global pandemic recovery.

Our work on International Day of Education 2021

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Back to school: COVID-19 and the opportunity to build safer learning environments

We have conducted secondary analyses of the Violence Against Children and Youth Surveys (VACS) to understand the prevalence, consequences, and gender-specific experiences of violence in and around schools.

25th October 2021

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The new face of schooling… and keeping kids safe at home and online

The COVID-19 lockdowns around the U.S. have exacerbated what was already a widespread problem gripping our nation: the trapping of children at home with sexual abusers.

13th August 2020

Policy briefs

Back to school: COVID-19 and the opportunity to build safer learning environments

The pandemic affords a unique opportunity to create better and safer schools in our communities.

EN, ES, FR

Blog

Safe: Preventing gender-based violence in and through schools

Together for Girls and partners hosted a Solutions Summit side event. Global leaders, experts, and youth activists shared the latest data on violence in school settings and highlighted school-based interventions for catalyzing broader social change to end violence.

16th June 2021

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The gendered reality of corporal punishment in schools

Social norms drive gender inequalities and violence, and even though access to education is a human right, learners across the globe are impacted by school-related gender-based violence.