On World Teachers’ Day this year, Teachers Without Borders joins the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in recognizing that Recovery Begins with Teachers.
This year's theme aligns with Teachers Without Borders' Emergency Education Program, which aims to preserve and maintain the educational process in times of crisis, and to help teachers avoid or lessen adverse impacts in school
communities.
World Teachers’ Day has been celebrated on October 5th every year since 1994. It commemorates the signing of the Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers created by UNESCO and the International Labour Organization in 1966.
This year, World Teachers’ Day is paying homage to teachers who work in
emergency and post-crisis environments. Whether teachers are in areas
struck by natural disasters; zones recovering from conflict; or remote
rural communities, they play a crucial role in stabilizing and
rehabilitating students, families and communities. Click here to view vivid photographs of some of these exceptional educators in UNESCO’s “Tribute to Teachers” online exhibition.
On October 5, UNESCO, the ILO and the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies are sponsoring a panel discussion at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This event will highlight the challenges teachers face in
emergencies and post-crisis recovery, and present solutions and tools
for educators. Teachers Without Borders will be represented at the panel
by our Program Director, Dr. Konrad Glogowski.
Dr. Glogowski will discuss TWB’s extensive work in emergency education,
which presently includes earthquake education projects in China, as
well as upcoming projects in Haiti and Afghanistan. He will also address
TWB's partnership with the Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy, which focuses on providing child-friendly spaces in Pakistan's flood-affected regions.
Click here if you're interested in sharing your thoughts or experience with teaching in a crisis setting.
Click here to access Teachers Without Borders' emergency education resources, including teachers' guides, articles, educational posters, and more.
A teacher explains Teachers Without Borders' Earthquake Education Poster to his students in what used to be a classroom in St. Joseph School.
The St. Joseph School was completely destroyed by the January 12, 2010
Haiti earthquake.
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