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Education in emergencies

Photograph of Damoie Byfield, age 17, together with his sister 'Chia' at home in the community of South Side, Kingston.
Blog post
15 September 2021
My life without school
Facing learning loss, the impact of COVID-19 and constant violence, Damoie, age 17, wants to get back to school.
Jahkimea's nieces and nephews are among 120,000 Jamaican children without access to education since March 2020.
Blog post
30 August 2021
Filling in as a teacher to help my family
Jahkimea Bailey's nieces and nephews are among 120,000 Jamaican children without access to education since March 2020.
Students sit under a tree to use the internet while observing the recommended social distance at Little Bay Primary and Infant school.
Blog post
12 May 2021
Giving a voice to children in this pandemic
The winner of the UNICEF Award for Excellence in Reporting on Children’s Rights at the 2020 Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) Awards reflects upon...
Minister of Education Youth and Information, Hon Fayval Williams, United Nations Children’s Fund Jamaica Country Representative, Mariko Kagoshima, other officials and children greet each other during an online session held Thursday, December 3 in observance of the International Day for People with Disabilities. The meeting was held to check-in on some of the 534 special needs students who received tablets donated by UNICEF.
Blog post
08 December 2020
Checking-in with children with disabilities
We wanted to learn from children with special needs about how they're progressing using tablets donated by UNICEF.
Joel Young a student of Little Bay Primary and Infant School with his father Wayne Young a fisherman. going through the weeks lessons. The school is located in Little Bay, a mainly fishing community located in the parish of Westmoreland, the western end of the island of Jamaica on Monday, September 7, 2020.
Blog post
09 November 2020
Education: ensuring no child left behind
An online programme for teachers supported by UNICEF aims to improve remote learning best practices on the island.
Theresa Wallace, Coordinator of Counselling Services for the Child Guidance Clinics in Kingston and St. Andrew.
Blog post
09 October 2020
Tele-mental health support for students
Increasing children's access to mental health services in COVID-19.
Kenard Swaby, National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC)
Blog post
07 October 2020
My formula to coping in COVID-19 as a student
From being the kind of student who is always on point at school, in COVID-19 I was struggling even to remember words to form paragraphs.
Jada Browne National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC)
Blog post
06 October 2020
This pandemic made me a mother to my little sisters
Balancing helping my family with trying to reach university
Keneisha Henry National Secondary Students’ Council (NSSC)
Blog post
06 October 2020
Now more than ever, students are desperate to be heard
Students who experienced learning in COVID-19 could be who the Education Transformation Commission needs to help plan for the future.
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Blog post
05 October 2020
A back-to-school like no other
Student mental health struggles in COVID-19