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A ray of hope: Resilience programme for crisis-affected children in the Somali Region of Ethiopia

by Abdirazak Haybe | Jul 22, 2024 | Conflict, Crisis and Emergency

The absence of learning spaces, shortages of gender-sensitive WASH facilities, non-availability of school feeding, and shortage of basic education materials were the principal barriers that prevented emergency-affected children from attending educational services. Read More

The role of universities in supporting young people to become effective peace builders: The experience of Hawassa University in Ethiopia

by Fikrewold Yeneneh | Feb 5, 2024 | Higher Education and Skills

Hawassa University, in collaboration with international organisations (including the EU. the British Council and USAID), has focused on three main interventions that enhance capacity of the students and enable them to take up an active role in peacebuilding activities, within the university as well as in their respective communities. Read More

The status of education in the Somali Region of Ethiopia and overcoming some of the challenges

by Abdirizak Haybe Ali | Apr 11, 2023 | Learning, Literacy and Numeracy

Despite all of the known benefits of education, the learning crisis persists across the world. In Ethiopia, lower primary in particular is extremely stunted by poor quality learning systems. Read More

Lessons from Ethiopia for the global education community on large-scale education reforms with equity

by Pauline Rose, Ricardo Sabates and Tassew Woldehanna | Jan 29, 2023 | Learning

In recent years, primary school enrolment has expanded rapidly in Ethiopia. However, even before the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, some of the most disadvantaged still face challenges in completing primary school and learning levels have remained low and even appear to have stalled. The Research for Improving Systems of… Read More

How looming drought is devastating education in the Somali region of Ethiopia

by Abdirizak Haybe Ali | Mar 30, 2022 | Climate Change

Looming drought is decimating the fragile lives and livelihoods of pastoral and agro-pastoral communities across the Somali region of Ethiopia, causing crop failure, livestock death, food insecurity, loss of family livelihoods and human tragedy leading to loss of life. It is also having devastating effects on education. Read More

Strengthening the education system for equitable learning during COVID-19 in Ethiopia

by Louise Yorke, Pauline Rose, Tassew Woldehanna and Belay Hagos Hailu | Nov 8, 2021 | COVID-19, Learning

This article was written by Louise Yorke, Research Associate, and Pauline Rose, Professor, REAL Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK; Tassew Woldehanna,...

Disability and learning in Ethiopia: What has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic?

by Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh, Nidhi Singal, Ricardo Sabates and Tirussew Teferra | May 17, 2021 | Education and Disabilities, Learning

This blog was written by Dawit T. Tiruneh, Nidhi Singal and Ricardo Sabates from the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL Centre) and Cambridge Network for Disability...

Learning inequalities widen following COVID-19 school closures in Ethiopia

by Janice Kim, Pauline Rose, Dawit Tibebu Tiruneh, Ricardo Sabates and Tassew Woldehanna | May 6, 2021 | Learning

This blog was written by Janice Kim, Pauline Rose, Dawit T. Tiruneh and Ricardo Sabates from the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of...

Practical and ethical challenges of doing distance research in the Global South during a global pandemic

by Janice Kim and Louise Yorke | Apr 19, 2021 | Learning

This blog was written by Louise Yorke and Janice Kim, Research Associates at the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge. Yorke is also...

Ethiopia Builds its First National Assessment of Pre-primary Education

by Belay Hagos Hailu and Fitsum Mulugeta | Apr 14, 2021 | Assessment, Early Childhood, Learning

This article was written by Dr. Belay Hagos, Associate Professor of Education, Director, Institute of Educational Research, Addis Ababa University and Fitsum Mulugeta, Education...

Supporting Students’ Socio-Emotional Learning, Mental Health, and Wellbeing During and Beyond COVID-19

by Louise Yorke | Mar 24, 2021 | Learning

This blog was written by Louise Yorke, researcher on the RISE Ethiopia team. She is a Research Associate at the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the...

Lives worth living: Educating Ethiopia’s Somali pastoralists

by Abdirazak Haybe | Dec 16, 2020 | Learning

This article is written by Abdirizak Haybe, Education Specialist, Save the Children International, Ethiopia. Pastoralists live in areas often labelled as peripheral, remote,...