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Coronavirus is shutting down schools and affecting learning opportunities for over 1.5 billion children and youth around the globe. The global pandemic has stunned education systems worldwide: How do we ensure the continuity of our children’s academic education? Is virtual learning the solution?
In Morocco, a Ministry of Education cadre of experts that benefited from previous USAID-funded distance learning activities responded, “Yes!” While Morocco’s school buildings are closed, one million students have already accessed the Ministry’s online learning platform and lessons broadcast nationally on TV, opening the door to continued learning for millions more of Moroccan youth.
Due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic nationwide, most of USAID’s disability activities are experiencing delays and restrictions. Hence, USAID’s Hold My Hand project has adapted to alternative ways to carry out its work. Hold My Hand has moved its training on the Disability Information System, a database that contains demographic information of approximately 500,000 individuals with disabilities in Vietnam and their current needs for health and social services, to an online platform, attracting nearly 200 target participants.
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has committed approximately 365 million tenge (more than $800,000) to support Kazakhstan’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has announced an additional contribution to Uzbekistan’s efforts to combat COVID-19.
The United States Government has committed J$95 million (US$700,000) to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak in Jamaica.
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