School Closures

Listen to interviews from educators and actors from around the world as a means of learning in real-time from responses to school closures due to COVID-19.

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Widening the Gaps

In this interview, Cassandre Regnier from Summits Education in Haiti discusses with GC-DWC's Michael Berino how COVID-19 has widened the educational gap between high and low...

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School Closures: A University Perspective

In this interview, Dr. Begedou, a university professor in Togo, shares his perspective on the government’s response to COVID-19 and school closures as well as the impact of...

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Unstable Internet, Limited Learning

In this interview between Hannah Chandler and Souleymane Diallo, an education program manager with Catholic relief services in Burkina Faso, Souleymane shares his insights on the...

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A Multi-pronged Approach

We join this interview between GC-DWC's research associate Hannah Chandler and Janella Nelson, a Senior Education Advisor for ChildFund International. Janella discusses issues...

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Distance Learning in Rural Communities

In this interview, Hannah Chandler, GC-DWC research associate, and Mary Wangui discuss the unique challenges parents and students face when adopting distance learning strategies...

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Disruptions to the System

In this interview, Hannah Chandler, GC-DWC research associate, and Samuel Mukundi discuss the disruptions COVID-19 has caused to the community and education systems in Kenya.

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A Value-Based Education

Joining from Kenya, the GC-DWC picks this interview up midway through with John Mugo, Director of the ZiziAfrique Foundation. In this excerpt, John shares a collaborative...

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From Classrooms to Radio

Dr. Anasthasie Liberiste-Osirus explains how the Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child’s Strong Beginnings initiative, in partnership with ACE Haiti’s Read...

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Producing a Radio Show

Cyril Pressoir from the GC-DWC’s Strong Beginnings team discusses the details of producing a radio show during COVID-19 in Haiti. Learn about the team’s creative efforts to...

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