ADEA engaged some of the most affected African countries in March 2020 to map the national situation in the education sector. The foregoing is a synopsis of the feedback from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia, and Zambia in terms of national strategies, platforms and tools or applications, gaps and challenges, partner engagement, good practices and lessons learnt with some recommendations. This will enable ADEA, together with other partners, to formulate relevant support strategies and share with other African countries for peer learning and experience exchange.
Impact / Outcome
Despite the efforts by countries to ensure the continuity of education, gaps and challenges are bound to exist due to the abrupt and necessarily urgent need to have a strategy and plan in place. Inclusion is a key gap area, not only in terms of coverage and 'all-level' sector-engagement, but also in ICT uptake and radio and TV coverage. Finally, this kind of education largely benefits those who have access to ICT and smartphones; it hardly caters for those in informal settlements and low-income homes where electricity is not available.
Funding sources
Government or other public organization
Key Metrics
Remote education reach; Education enrollment; Learning outcomes
Operating model
Fully publicYear published
29 April 2020