In addition to forsaking their education due to the ongoing drought-induced hunger, students in Tigray are compelled to learn while seated on stones due to the lack of essential teaching materials, such as desks (Photo: Yechilla Abergele District Education Office) By Mihret G/kristos @MercyG_kirstos Addis Abeba – In the remote, small rural town of Freweyni, located 80 kilometers…
By Kiros Guesh (PhD), Head, Tigray Bureau of Education, Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia As the head of the Tigray Bureau of Education, I am appealing to the international community to help our campaign to bring the children of Tigray back to school after 7 consecutive semesters (4 years) of interruption. Schools in Tigray were first shut down due…
The Luminos Fund commissioned an independent study to examine learning loss, trauma, and resilience among primary-school-aged children in Tigray, a region in northern Ethiopia, in the wake of COVID-19 school closures and two years of civil war. The study, led by Dr. Belay Hagos from the Institute for Education, Health, and Development (IEHD) in collaboration…
On World Humanitarian Day, we turn our focus to the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, where children have endured devastating consequences of conflict and the upheaval caused by COVID-19. A new independent study commissioned by the Luminos Fund reveals profound learning loss and trauma, reinforcing the urgent need to prioritize education as a humanitarian imperative. Conflict in…
