Resources
Humanitarian emergencies—including conflicts, mass displacement, environmental disasters, and health crises—cause severe disruptions to education for millions of children. Here, you will find a curated selection of lesson plans and classroom activities designed to empower educators who are either teaching about such emergencies or who have emergency-impacted students in their classrooms. Topics include: refugees, statelessness, human rights, war and conflict, peace, climate-induced crises, emergency preparedness, natural hazards, first aid, and social-emotional learning. Find out more about our Education in Emergencies (EiE) initiative and our EiE work.
Education in Emergencies
The Secret Power: UNHCR Graphic Novel
This graphic novel is a story about three young refugees in their adopted home. They embark on a journey to the past to understand the magical strength that brought them to safety and how this power can serve their new lives.
Education in Emergencies
"If War Comes To You" Class Activities
This resource has six classroom activities to be used alongside the "If War Comes to You" interactive film. Activities are focused on three characters in a conflict situation: a civilian, a soldier, and an aid worker. Each of these characters will ma...
Education in Emergencies
Dealing with Disasters
This cross-curricular resource for 11-14 year olds features detailed background information on floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, and, famine. It also includes case study material and lesson plans to help teachers answer: Why do disasters happen? Can t...
Education in Emergencies
Newsthink: The Afghanistan Crisis
A lesson to examine and discuss Afghanistan via an evocative photograph of people at Kabul airport during the crisis that unfolded in August 2021. Students will analyze and identify how people were impacted by this event, debate the statement "All pe...
Education in Emergencies
Se préparer avec Pedro
Ces ressources de la Croix-Rouge américaine sont conçues pour enseigner aux jeunes enfants et à leurs familles comment rester en sécurité lors de catastrophes et de situations d'urgence grâce à des activités amusantes, comme des jeux d’association, e...