Education in Emergencies

A guide for teachers on how to defuse tension and reduce conflict in difficult situations. Lesson activities are designed to help students when tensions are in the air and a disagreement seems to be building into something more threatening. Students ...

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.

This resource has 13 lesson plans on exploring who is a refugee, refugee journeys, and refugee settlement. Lessons cover terminology, myths and facts, persecution, countries of origin, why people flee, where people seek asylum, durable solutions, res...

Video de 1 minuto, después del cual cada estudiante puede ayudar a empezar a armar su propio botiquín de emergencia familiar y decidir dónde guardarlo.

This story helps young children, their families, and teachers talk about feelings and worries they may have around hurricanes. By describing the reactions of the characters Trinka and Sam, this children's book demonstrates how their parents can help ...

This is a short animation video by UNHCR that defines the term "migrant." This video can be useful preparation for a lesson and also be used within lessons to bring this topic to life for students.

In this short video, two refugee children called Hassan and Youssof reflect on their life in Syria, their decision to come to Europe, and how their father channels discipline through being a karate champion. There is also an accompanying lesson plan ...

A lesson to examine and discuss what people need following the natural disasters in Mozambique and how they can recover. After the 2019 tropical cyclone Kenneth, six weeks after cyclone Idai, videos and photographs look at what has happened, people's...