| 30 October-10 December 2013 (E13513) | Register for this course (page opens in new window)
Instructor: Peter Hyll-Larsen
This e-learning course introduces staff members of (international) development agencies and NGOs to the legal frameworks protecting and governing education in emergencies. More than half the world's permanently out-of-school children live in areas affected by emergencies, either natural disasters or armed conflict. Many more become temporarily affected when an emergency strikes or they face entire childhoods in refugee camps. All are protected by a special combination of human rights, refugee, criminal and humanitarian law, spelling out how to prevent attacks, discrimination and violations of education, AND clearly stipulating who are the duty-bearers, what mechanisms for re-dress exists and how education must look in an emergency response.
Participants will deepen their knowledge about responses afforded by law and the international community to the dangers that emergencies, both natural disasters, complex emergencies and armed conflict, pose for education. It will also focus on the challenges and short-comings of the law when faced with the reality of state-practice and armed groups. Lastly, it will provide a discussion on how to advocate key duty-bearers, with the law in hand, for the provision of better education in emergencies.
This certificate course involves approximately 30 hours of reading, discussion, webinars, a writing assignment and quizzes, and is offered over a 6-week period. The course is based on a participatory, active learning approach, with an emphasis on critical reflection and peer-to-peer learning. Participants will do the required readings, prepare interim and final assignments and participate in group discussions. Case studies will be used to enable interactive learning and activities.
Course outline
Week 1. The dangers to education, learners and facilities in different types of emergencies: armed conflict, complex emergencies, and natural disasters.
Week 2. The protection of education under different legal regimes: human rights, humanitarian, criminal and refugee law
Week 3. Remedies, mechanisms, and monitoring
Week 4. The wider response of the international community: INEE, the Education Cluster system, UN and NGOs
Week 5. Most vulnerable groups affected by emergencies and links to poverty and development
Week 6. Case study (a country or an organisation): how to use the legal frameworks governing education in emergencies for advocacy
About the instructor
Peter Hyll-Larsen is an independent expert on the right to education and education in emergencies. He is a consultant, based in West Africa, who most recently this year has done work for the Education Cluster in Palestine and for INEE and UNICEF in Ethiopia. He was formerly the coordinator of the Right to Education Project, a collaborative project between ActionAid, Save the Children, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Global Education Campaign. He has also been a staff member of UNESCO in Paris, has worked for the Danish Institute for Human Rights and holds an MSc in Human Rights from the London School of Economics. He represents ActionAid International on the Global Education Cluster Working Group and on various INEE Working Groups.
Who should apply
The course is intended for, among others, humanitarian workers, child rights advocates, youth workers, social workers, staff members of development and children's rights/social justice organisations, including development NGOs and UN specialised agencies like UNICEF. Participants should have a good written command of English -- the working language of the course -- and have high competence and comfort with computer and Internet use. HREA aims to ensure equal gender and geographical distribution across the selected participants. The maximum number of course participants is 25. A Certificate of Participation will be awarded upon successful completion of the course. It also possible to audit the course.
Costs
Tuition fee for participants: US$ 575. Early registration discounts: 25% when paying 8 weeks before the start of the course; 15% when paying 4 weeks before course start.
Tuition for auditors: US$ 215. Early registration discounts: 25% when paying 8 weeks before the start of the course; 15% when paying 4 weeks before course start.
Payments can be made online with major credit cards, PayPal and bank transfer. Bulk rates are available.
Registration
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