Education Cluster members and representatives from the Ministry of Education (MENFP), UN agencies, and national and international NGOs, have formed thematic working groups on the following specific issues:

Teacher Training & Psychosocial Support: weekly meetings on Tuesdays at 9am, UNESCO, Delmas 60, Port-au-Prince

Focal point: Karen Hickson khickson@unicef.org

Minutes from 20 April; 13 April; 6 April; 30 March

Key documents:

• Training Matrix
• Framework for teacher training on psychosocial support

School Reconstruction: Next meeting - to be announced. (at 10am, Direction Génie Scolaire (DGS), #9, rue Pacot, Port-au-Prince

Focal point: Marie Scharlig  mscharlig@unicef.org

Minutes from: 10 June (Leogane); 19 April; 5 April

Key documents:

• Construction process flowchart.xls
• Selection criteria - priority schools for reconstruction
• List of damaged schools - Ouest and Sud-Est.xls
• Examples of temporary school structures: ACT Alliance; Architectes de l'urgence; Fondation Digicel; Plan International (Ministry approved models, design plan); UNICEF; bamboo structures (Please note that approval for construction must be granted by the Ministry on a case-by-case basis)

Early Childhood Development (ECD)

Focal point: Hanna Jamal  hanna.jamal@planusa.org

Minutes from: 25 Aug (ENG, FR)

Key documents:

• Cadre de politique national Developpement de l'approche Integree de la Petite Enfance

Disaster Risk Reduction

More details to follow.

Inclustion

More details to follow.

INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies, Chronic Crises and Early Reconstruction:

• Full Version of the Minimum Standards in French and English
• Minumum Standards Reference Tool (summary of the minimum standards and key indicators) in French and English
• Minimum Standards Map (one page overview of the Handbook) in English

INEE Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction:

• Guidance Notes
• User Guides

Useful resources for the field

• Psychosocial support

IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings

Guidance Note on Mental Health and Pyschosocial Support in Haiti, Jan 2010

GUIDE POUR L’INSTALLATION DE LUDOTHÈQUES POUR LA PROTECTION ET LA RECUPERATION EMOTIONNELLE DES ENFANTS ET ADOLESCENTS.pdf

Guide pour l%27attention des enfants de moins de trois ans dans une situation d%27urgence UNICEF PERU[.pdf

IFRC Leaflet on helping children to cope with stress (French and English, Creole coming soon)

Directives du CPI concernant la santé mentale et le soutien psychosocial dans les situations d’urgence - Pérou:

Directives Comment travailler la santé mentale communautaire en situations d%27urgence.pdf

IRC Creating Healing Classrooms Toolkit in French: Guide for Teachers and Teacher Trainers and Tools for Teachers and Teacher Trainers, June 2006

• Disability

Key Guidance on Persons with Disabilities and the Humanitarian Response in Haiti (Creole, French and English), Women's Refugee Committee, Jan 2010

• Teacher compensation

INEE teacher compensation guidelines.pdf

INEE rémunération des enseignants.pdf

INEE Teacher Compensation Power Point Presentation.ppt

INEE User guide for Donor Agencies.pdf

•  Others

Ensuring the participation of Children and Young People in Recovery Efforts UNICEF cover note.docx

UNICEF, Cargivers Activity Guide (ECD) in French,

A good case study for Education in Emergency from Peru in  French.pdf

Safe Schools in Safe Territories, UNICEF 2009

Handbook on Child Friendly Spaces in Emergecies (French), Save the Children, October 2008

Shared resources within field partners

education cluster haiti logo.doc

ECD and EDU Materials for Database.xls

•  Advocacy messages

The following two advocacy messages are form the Global Edcuation Cluster Unit and are in a draft form. All comments are welcome to Colette Murphy associate2@savethechildren.ch

Global Education Cluster advocacy messages.pdf

méssages pour les communautés locales.pdf

UNICEF's key advocacy video message for Education in Emergencies:

http://www.educationandtransition.org/resources/video/when-childrens-worlds-are-turned-upside-down/

• Updates

Global Education update 22 February ECU English.docx

INEE February update Feb French.pdf Feb English.pdf

INEE January update English.pdf French.pdf

• Talking points

IASC Education Cluster Education in Emergencies Talking Points - Making the Case

INEE Education in Emergencies Talking Points

• News articles

UN news centr reports how "some Haitian schools in worst quake-hit areas to reopen by 31 March" story.asp

Charlotte Balfour-Poole gives, on the SC blog page, a real view of what it is like for children to not be able to go back to school yet.

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/blogs/

Reuters report on how the ministry of education says that the Haitian education system has "totally collapsed":

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Education essential to heal Haiti's children: UNICEF podcast moderator reports on importance of rebuilding and restoring education in Haiti http://www.educationandtransition.org/category/resources/

Haiti 2010 Flash Appeal

Emergency Relief Response Fund (ERRF) Haiti:

• Guidelines on the ERRF Haiti
• ERRF Haiti Project Proposal Format
• ERRF Haiti Project Initial Budget Format

Click here for information on the World Bank's Fast Track Initiative (FTI) with catalytic funding available for Haiti

Guidance on FTS and NGOs