Educating Children One Radio Wave at a Time

Discussions are underway with the governments of Cameroon and Niger to make radio courses certified, allowing children to receive a certification and pass the school year.Rose called the approach to the complex crisis “unique,” as it moves from a focus on individual countries to a multi-country response.He also highlighted the potential for the radio education program to be replicated in other regions of the world.In 35 crisis-affected countries, humanitarian emergencies and protracted crises have disrupted the education of 75 million children between the ages of 3 and 18.“In the same way that radio played a key role in the Cold War and reaching people around the world with messages, it is the same sort of situation here—radio doesn’t respect the borders of conflicts,” Rose concluded.Ongoing insecurity has impeded humanitarian response in the Lake Chad basin, leaving children’s needs largely unmet.UNICEF has so far received 50 percent of a 38.5-million-dollar appeal to meet the education needs of children in the region.The post Educating Children One Radio Wave at a Time appeared first on Inter Press Service.
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