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School closures have disrupted learning for more than 1.6 billion students around the world. As of January 2021, UNESCO estimates that more than 234 million children and youth remain affected by school closures in 33 countries, equaling more than 13 percent of enrolled learners worldwide. An estimated 11 million girls may never return to schooling. In addition, the effects of the pandemic exacerbated pre-existing education inequality, especially disadvantaging girls, learners with disabilities, people living in extreme poverty, and other marginalized groups.  \nAs education systems rebuild, USAID is working with partners to mitigate learning losses, prepare for heightened uncertainty in global education, and equip education actors andinstitutions to be increasingly resilient. USAID is utilizing this opportunity to learn from the pandemic and support policy and program reforms that transform education systems to be more inclusive and responsive to the needs of all learners and educators.  \nUSAID’S RESPONSE  \nSince the start of the outbreak, USAID has provided billions to fight COVID-19 in more than 120 countries. In the education sector, USAID has rapidly adapted programming in more than 50 countries. Worldwide, USAID has mobilized more than $900 million for education as part of the COVID-19 response in FY 2020 and so far in FY 2021.1  \nThe complex development and humanitarian landscape underscores the importance of USAID’s unique on-the-ground presence, technical education expertise, and focus on serving vulnerable and marginalized populations.To ensure contextualized, evidence-based, and coordinated efforts, USAID convened field-based education staff to jointly solve common challenges, and provided just-in-time technical support, training, and resources, USAID’s publicy available Return to Learning Toolkit emphasizes equity, inclusion, and safety across education and training programs.  \nData Source: Foreign Aid Explorer. Data extracted on March 17, 2021  \nUSAID INVESTMENTS ARE SUPPORTING TWO OVERARCHING GOALS:   \n1. Ensure safe return to learning, especially for the  \nmost marginalized, and  \n2. Build more resilient  \nand equitable education systems and societies with the capacity to better manage future shocksand prevent development backsliding.  \nEDUCATION AND COVID-19  \nENSURE SAFE RETURN TO LEARNING,  \nESPECIALLY FOR THE MOST MARGINALIZED  \nPARTNERING WITH MINISTRIES TO SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY REOPEN SCHOOLS  \nDrawing on USAID’s expertise and experience in crisis contexts, USAID is advising and supporting Ministries of Education to develop and implement school reopening plans around the globe. USAID is working to ensure school reopenings are focused on reaching the most marginalized, recognize the psychosocial impact of COVID-19, and center learning as a priority for all children and youth, especially girls and young women.  \nUTILIZING DISTANCE LEARNING PLATFORMS  \nTo mitigate learning loss, USAID is serving the hardest-to-reach learners with a variety of distance learning strategies during education disruptions. In 2020, USAID supported distance learning programming over a variety of platforms including radio, television, Internet, and home learning kits. USAID promotes distance learning platforms and content that integrates the principles of Universal Design for Learning, and is designed to meet the context-specific needs of diverse learners.  \nPROVIDING PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT AND PROTECTION SERVICES  \nEducation disruptions not only impede academic learning, but also have a devastating impact on the wellbeing and safety of learners and educators. USAID supports education as a hub for social services and has invested in local education systems to provide psychosocial support and protection services, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized populations, especially girls and women.  \nDespite widespread s","cbCaidGTDgNA75fD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaidGTDgNA75fD","pdf",2133350,"English","# USAID Response\n## Ensure Safe Return to Learning, Especially for the Most Marginalized\n## Utilizing Distance Learning Platforms\n## Providing Psychosocial Support and Protection Services\n## Build More Resilient and Equitable Education Systems and Societies\n## Building Emergency Preparedness and Response Capacity\n## Institutionalizing Remedial and Accelerated Education\n## Engaging Youth and Higher Education Institutions as Leaders\n## Leverage Partnerships and Global Leadership\n### Global Partnership for Education (GPE)","[{\"question\":\"How did COVID-19 affect the education sector worldwide?\",\"answer\":\"COVID-19 caused extensive school closures that disrupted learning for more than 1.6 billion students. As of January 2021, UNESCO estimated more than 234 million children and youth remained affected across 33 countries, with the impact worsening inequality for marginalized groups.\"},{\"question\":\"What is USAID focused on to support the safe return to learning?\",\"answer\":\"USAID advises and supports Ministries of Education to develop and implement global school reopening plans. The approach emphasizes reaching the most marginalized, recognizing psychosocial impacts, and prioritizing learning for all children and youth, especially girls and young women.\"},{\"question\":\"What strategies does USAID use to mitigate learning loss during disruptions?\",\"answer\":\"USAID supports distance learning through multiple platforms including radio, television, Internet, and home learning kits. 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