Education is a fundamental human right for all people and is particularly critical for children and youth affected by conflict and disasters. A coordinated education response, bringing together all actors – Ministry of Education, UN agencies and NGO’s is an integral in ensuring all children and youth affected by crises in Afghanistan have access to protective education opportunities.
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SECTION I: BACKGROUND a. Relevance and importance of Education in Emergencies in the context of Afghanistan Education in emergencies (EiE) is a core element of global humanitarian response and encompasses a series of activities designed to provide uninterrupted,…
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Over the last 20 years, significant gains in the education sector have been achieved. Participation in education increased from less than one million in school in 2000 (with less than 10 per cent girls) to around…
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CONTEXT AND JUSTIFICATION This Terms of Reference (TOR) is revised from the previous Afghanistan Education in Emergencies Working Group ToR developed in 2016. The suggested changes reflect the contextual shifts in the country and respond to the…
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Please see the attached infographic.
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As of 2025, an estimated 1.6 million returnees have re-entered the country including 1,2million from Iran and 389,000 from Pakistan. Among these, education partners aim to reach approximately 200,000 school-aged returnee children, particularly once they have…
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Archived minutes from 2021 and earlier for national and subnational education cluster meetings can be found here.
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Agenda: Welcome and introduction National level updates (Including LCTF) Kunar EQ Updates Returnees updates ESTWG Updates IM updates AoB , Date of next meeting etc.
Please find below links to the Afghanistan Education Cluster Needs Assessment Templates:
If you require support in adapting the tools to your specific needs, please contact us. If you completed an education assessment, we would very much appreciate if you would share your assessment report with us!
If you want to share assessments, advocacy or resource, documents for the Education Cluster website, please share these with us: afg.edu.im@humanitarianresponse.info.
