Education in emergencies

In 2023, the Offline Learning Passport grew significantly, reaching new countries and making a positive impact on education in diverse contexts. With the deployment of 460 offline hub devices across the Philippines, Zimbabwe, Mexico, and Lebanon, we bridged learning gaps where children need it most. Let’s delve into the impactful journey of the…, The Philippines: Recovering learning after natural disasters, In the aftermath of Super Typhoon Rai, the Philippines faced unprecedented challenges to its education system. The typhoon left over 29,000 schools damaged or destroyed, particularly affecting one of the most remote regions of the country, leading to weeks of disrupted learning for children. UNICEF responded by distributing 77 offline hub devices…, Zimbabwe: Pioneering the Offline Learning Passport in Africa with the largest offline hub device deployment, A significant milestone was reached later in the year with the arrival of 188 offline hub devices in Harare, making Zimbabwe the first country in Africa to use the Offline Learning Passport. It is also the Learning Passport’s largest fulfillment of offline hub device orders to date. Recognizing the challenges posed by limited infrastructure in…, Mexico: Bridging education gaps with remedial learning in 105 remote upper secondary schools, In November 2023, UNICEF Mexico in collaboration with the Undersecretary of Higher Secondary Education (SEMS) and the Sectoral Coordination of Academic Training (COSFAC), launched the Offline Learning Passport programme.   The programme is specifically designed to support upper secondary students by helping them catch up on learning and improve…, Lebanon: Leveraging offline hub devices to reduce internet costs for schools and learning centres, The Learning Passport in Lebanon is helping Syrian and Lebanese children and youths who are out-of-school and training non-formal education (NFE) teachers. It focuses on essential subjects such as basic literacy, numeracy, digital skills, and life skills content. UNICEF Lebanon office received 50 offline hub devices in November 2023. These devices…, The road ahead, As we reflect on the achievements of 2023 and kick off our work in 2024, the Learning Passport team is already busy working on new ways to harness emerging technology for life-long learning, making sure no one is left behind. Our plan is to continue to support countries expand localized and digitized learning material available through the…

Two years after the escalation of fighting in February 2022, the war in Ukraine continues to have devastating consequences for the country’s children. Active fighting, shelling, and strikes threaten children and their families, particularly in frontline communities. 3.7 million people remain displaced inside Ukraine, and children continue to face…

During the 2022 Transforming Education Summit Solutions Day on September 17, UNICEF and Microsoft hosted an event focused on “A Holistic & Equitable Approach to Digital Transformation." The event brought together representatives from Ministries of Lao PDR, Mexico & Zimbabwe, UNICEF and Microsoft to discuss how the private and public…

In 2020 UNICEF’s Learning Passport was rapidly expanded to support the millions of students around the world impacted by school closures due to COVID-19. Today it is being used in 23 countries reaching 2.2 million learners helping students access national curricula, train teachers, support early childhood development and much more. The Learning…

Amani uses the Learning Passport on her smartphone at a Youth Centre in Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan. Amani uses the Learning Passport on her smartphone at a Youth Centre in Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan. 11th October 2021 – “I have always loved education” says Amani, 19-years-old, as she clutches on to a smartphone, scrolling casually through the…

American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) has become an official supporter of the Learning Passport as part of its flagship charitable cause – educating children during times of crisis – in partnership with UNICEF USA. Originally launched in 2018 as a partnership between UNICEF, Microsoft, and the University of Cambridge to support displaced…

The Government of Puntland’s COVID-19 school closures from March 2020 until early September 2020, affected over 250,000 learners (112,500 girls) of all educational levels. With face-to-face education disrupted for the foreseeable future, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education of Puntland (MoEHE) began exploring digital education,…

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of 2020, governments globally and in Africa closed schools fully or partially as one of various public health and social measures intended to curb  COVID-19. In Zimbabwe, the school closure in March 2020 affected over 5 million learners. Since then, schools were partially opened,  closed,…

Children from slums and mobile phone use, at St. Columba’s School, Delhi Find answers to frequently asked questions on our FAQs FAQ page  or check out our About the Learning Passport About Us page that describes what the Learning Passport is.  For all other inquiries, email E-mail learningpassport@unicef.org learningpassport@unicef.org . 

Our Mission , Enable continuous access to education for children, youth, and teachers around the world and drive improved learning outcomes through high-quality, portable education to support their entry into other education or opportunity pathways, including formal education UNICEF Icon of a child reading, 53 percent of children, in low-and-middle income countries experience Learning Poverty -- this means, they cannot read and understand a simple story by the time they finish primary school World Bank Icon of a classroom, 127 million children and young people, living in crisis-affected countries were out of primary & secondary school in 2019 -- this is equivalent to almost half the global out-of-school population INEE Icon of a house with the wifi signal crossed out, 1.3 billion children , aged 3 to 17 years old mostly from low-income countries and rural regions do not have internet connection at home -- this digital divide is perpetuating inequalities UNICEF, January-June 2023 Progress Report, 1.5 million new learners, 4 country launches, and 580,000 new course completions are only a few highlights of the Learning Passport in the first half of 2023.  Read our January-June 2023 Progress Report to learn more about our achievements. Learning Passport Progress Report 2023 A girl in Ukraine works on schoolwork from home UNICEF/Filippov, COVID-19 Response, The Learning Passport platform has undergone rapid expansion to facilitate country-level curriculum for children and youth whose schools have been forced to close due to COVID-19. The platform will also provide key resources to teachers and educators., #LearningPassport Tweets, Thanks to @Sony ’s support of UNICEF’s #LearningPassport , millions of children affected by the crisis in Ukraine can access education. Read the press release for more details ⬇️ https://t.co/HfuwYbto26 — UNICEF Education (@UNICEFEducation) August 5, 2022   In 2 years @UNICEF #LearningPassport has reached 2.2 million learners in 23 countries! We…, The Learning Passport, A new solution designed to close the learning poverty gap, the Learning Passport is an Online, Mobile, and Offline tech platform enabling high quality, flexible learning About Us

The Learning Passport: Curriculum Framework Adaption Guidance Making progress possible: Improving the quality of education for vulnerable children everywhere March 2020

The Learning Passport: Curriculum Framework (Maths, Science, Literacy) Making progress possible: Improving the quality of education for vulnerable children everywhere March 2020