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
Talking to Children About Emergencies
An article on how to start a conversation with your students about what happens when the unexpected happens. It’s hard to know what to say when talking to students about emergencies. Teachers don’t want to worry their students, but it’s important for...
Education in Emergencies
Humanitarian Crisis in Mozambique
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...
Education in Emergencies
Football Welcomes Refugees
This Amnesty International activity pack for students ages 7 to 14 supports teachers in encouraging discussion about refugee rights and celebrating the contribution that people with refugee backgrounds have made to the UK, especially in football.
Education in Emergencies
Sounds of Conflict
Activities to discuss the bombing of civilian areas and international humanitarian law. Students need to imagine what it is like to experience an airstrike, what you would be thinking, and any words of comfort that could help. Students are also given...