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.
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Teaching First Aid
This selection of resources for teaching life-saving first aid skills in schools includes lessons and classroom activities that help students build their confidence and willingness to help someone in an emergency using everyday objects.
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Pecyn adnoddau Camau Cyntaf
Mae'r adnodd hwn yn cynnwys pum cynllun gwers ar themâu penodol i gyflwyno hawliau dynol i blant 3-5 oed. Mae'r adnoddau addysgu hyn yn ennyn diddordeb plant trwy drafodaeth ac yn codi ymwybyddiaeth o’u hawliau eu hunain mewn ffordd ddifyr ...
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Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami
A lesson to examine the Indonesia earthquake and tsunami in 2018, which left over 1,700 people dead, over 60,000 displaced from their homes, and thousands more injured or missing. In this lesson, students will review what has happened and explore the...
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Venezuela: Humanitarian Aid and Neutrality
A lesson to examine and discuss the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and the principle of neutrality. The economic crisis in Venezuela has been frequently reported in the news, but behind these headlines, there is a serious and growing humanitaria...
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Syria: Building a School From the Rubble
A lesson focused on the Syrian conflict that began in 2011. Fierce fighting and bombing have left the city of Raqqa in ruins. In 2018, a group of teenagers decided that, rather than waiting for others to rebuild the city’s schools, they would create ...
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Weather Together Toolkit
A lesson in which students learn why everyone needs to prepare for extreme weather events, apply learning around preparing for and coping with extreme weather, and share learning to help others prepare for and cope with extreme weather.
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L'histoire d'Omar
Dans cette vidéo, Omar, un enfant réfugié, évoque sa vie de famille en Syrie, la sécurité de la vie avant la guerre et son parcours à la suite de son déplacement. Les enseignants peuvent également utiliser un plan de cours d'accompagnement.