The session "Free online learning in response to emergencies during the outbreak of the Corona virus" adopted the call for the need to reach children in conflict areas or at the time of disease outbreaks, and the session was held within the activities of the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), which concluded today, Thursday, in Doha.

The session discussed the efforts made to continue the educational process in various countries of the world, especially after the Corona pandemic and the interruption of millions of students and children around the world from going to their schools.

The session also reviewed the need for partnerships between governments and various international organizations, in order to work to reach all children, especially in areas of conflict and conflict, and to continue their education.

The participants in the session also called for launching initiatives - whether governmental or private - aimed at continuing the educational process in various countries, especially in developing and poor countries.

permanent enable

The Director of the Innovation Development Program at Education Above All Foundation, Janvi Kanuriya, called for the necessity of enabling children to receive their lessons and education in any context, regardless of the circumstances surrounding them, pointing to dozens of programs that have been launched for free education of children.

And she considered that the Corona pandemic crisis showed everyone that education systems worldwide still face many challenges, in terms of equal access to education, especially by individuals who live in marginalized groups in societies, stressing the need to make efforts to overcome these challenges.

She also pointed out that the Education Above All Foundation launched several programs to spread education, especially among marginalized groups and in conflict areas, noting that the Foundation - recently and after the crisis in Afghanistan - initiated a program to teach English to Afghan refugees, in order to help them adapt to other countries. host to them.

Deborah Kimathi stresses the need to reach and educate all children (Al Jazeera)

Previous experiences

For her part, Deborah Kimathi, Executive Director of Dignitas, said that the institution she heads is tasked with educating children in all circumstances and contexts.

Kimathi explained - during the session - that when the health pandemic struck the state of Kenya, the Foundation, through its employees, tried to reach the marginalized in many areas, support children and teachers and rehabilitate them in order to prepare for the new situation.

She stressed that there are indications that this pandemic may have a lasting impact on the course of education and transform it into digital positively, adding that the current generation has proven that it has the ability to deal with technology more easily, smoothly and collaboratively than the generations that preceded them;

Thus, their access to education via the Internet has become easy, and education will not be related to going to school only.

Kimathi touched on the role that the Dignitas Foundation has played since late 2017, noting that one of its most notable achievements is its success in mobilizing a global dialogue on the role of school leaders as agents of change, especially in disadvantaged communities.

Dignitas won the WISE Award in 2020, and was included in the Global 100 List of the 100 Best Innovations in Education for 2020 and 2021.

In 2021, the World Bank, the Global 100 Group, and the Global Partnership for Education list Dignitas as one of the world's top 10 educational innovations using technology to develop teachers professionally.

The conference witnessed 200 different sessions that discussed all education issues (Qatari Press)

purposeful activities

The third and final day of the WISE 2021 Summit witnessed the participation of a group of leaders, policy makers, innovators and practitioners in the field of education, highlighting innovative and new research on educational technology and new visions for young people in dealing with education issues and challenges.

The Education Above All Foundation culminated its participation in the WISE Summit 2021 with a symposium that highlighted the “No Children Without Schools” initiative, which aims to ensure that every child has the basic right to a high-quality primary education.

Today, Thursday, the conference concluded its 3-day activities, and discussed all issues related to innovation in education, as well as shedding light on initiatives and platforms that had a role in overcoming the current education crisis in light of the Corona pandemic, led by a distinguished elite of more than 300 participants from Education thought leaders, global experts, and influential young voices.