1. Education in Emergencies Coordination

2. Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
Explain the purpose, benefits and challenges of education sector coordination in emergency responses.
Understand that good coordination assists and supports the duty bearer (MOE) to provide education services in a crisis situation.
State the objectives of the cluster approach in emergency response and be aware the roles and responsibilities of the Education Cluster co-lead agencies (Save the Children and UNICEF) and Education Cluster members.
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3. Benefits Challenges Joint planning and strategy
Avoids overlap, duplication of efforts and activities
Maximises resources
Division of responsibility and geographic coverage
Strengthens advocacy and mobilisation of resources
Strengthens support for government
Can lead to standardisation of approaches, tools, and implementation
Greater community participation
Challenges
Lack of clear definitions of roles and responsibilities
Lack of leadership skills
Weak meeting & planning
Lack of joint objectives
No communication and information strategies in data and information management
Duplication of effort
Personality clashes
Competing agency agendas, mandates or strategies
Too process-orientated
Resource constraints
Lack of accountability
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4. Humanitarian Coordination
The Concept:
Orderly & Hierarchical lines of:
Authority
Communication
Reporting
Clear roles & division of labor
Expected to be efficient
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5. Humanitarian Coordination
The Reality:
Dynamic & Messy
Non-hierarchical
Multiple lines of communication & reporting
Overlapping roles, role-service gaps
A “Network”
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6. The Cluster Approach
The result of an IASC major reform process (2005) to improve predictability, timeliness, and effectiveness of response to humanitarian crises.
Primary mechanism for inter-agency coordination of humanitarian assistance to support national governments.
The IASC formally established global cluster for education in 2006
Some countries have established official Education Cluster in response to emergencies, others have alternative sector coordination mechanism - such as EiE WG or sub-group of SWAp - others have built on existing sector coordination groups
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7. Aims and Application of Cluster Approach
High standards of predictability, accountability and partnership in all sectors or areas of activity
Better linkages with Government/national authorities
More strategic responses
Better prioritisation of available resources
The cluster approach is
applied during emergency
response to both natural
and man-made disasters
AND for contingency
planning
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8. Cluster Approach to Humanitarian Action
Key Pillar of Humanitarian Reform:
CLUSTER APPROACH
Ensure sector capacity, predictability, accountability, leadership, & quality response
HUMANITARIAN COORDINATORS
Provide effective leadership, strategic coordination in emergencies
HUMANITARIAN FINANCING
Ensure predictable, fast and flexible funding
PARTNERSHIP
Strong consistent partnership between
Gov, UN, NGOs, CBOs, etc.
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9. Clusters and Lead Agencies
Lead Agency
Agriculture
FAO
Camp Coordination and Management
UNHCR & IOM
Early Recovery
UNDP
Education
UNICEF & Save the Children
Emergency Shelter
UNHCR & IFRC
Emergency Telecommunications
OCHA
Health
WHO
Logistics
WFP
Nutrition
UNICEF
Protection
UNHCR
Water Sanitation Hygiene (WASH)
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10. Global Level Clusters Global level Global cluster leads
Strengthen system-wide preparedness and technical capacity to respond to emergencies by designating global cluster leads accountable for ensuring predictable and effective inter-agency responses within sectors
Global cluster leads
Save the Children and UNICEF have agreed to take on a joint lead role in the Education Cluster at global level and in many countries at the national and field levels.
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11. Country Level Responsibilities
Ensures a more effective response capacity by mobilising clusters of agencies, with clearly designated lead, as agreed by the Humanitarian Coordinator and the Country Team, in line with the cluster lead arrangements at the global level.
TOR for Cluster Leads
Key partners
Coordination
Planning & strategy
Information management
Standards
Monitoring & reporting
Advocacy & resource mobilization
Training & capacity building
Provider of last resort
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13. The Global Education Cluster
Established in 2006 as a unique co lead arrangement between a UN Agency and NGO
Developed a strong partnership through ECWG, with 28 global partners committed
42 countries have seen education clusters activated, 29 have UN-NGO co-leadership at national level
Education Cluster Unit based in Geneva with four full time staff and admin support
UNICEF and Save the Children restructuring to better support humanitarian response

14. Support for the Ministry of Education
Supporting the Ministry of Education in coordinating the emergency response
Encouraging and training the MoE to play an active leading role in coordination
Improving partnerships among all education stakeholders
Facilitating information sharing, joint programming and shared technical expertise
Strengthening MOE mechanisms and capacity for response coordination at national and local levels
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15. Examples of Where Education Clusters Have Been Established
Pakistan Earthquake response
Madagascar Cyclone response
Lebanon Middle east conflict
Mozambique Flood and cyclone
Myanmar Cyclone response
Kenya Conflict
Ethiopia Drought
Somalia Complex emergency
Uganda Conflict / complex emergency
Gaza OPT/Israel conflict
Haiti Earthquake
Burundi Flood and general preparedness
Zimbabwe Socio-political crisis
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16. Education Cluster - Response
Rapid Deployments in 2011 to Kenya, Ethiopia, occupied Palestinian territories (oPt), Ivory Coast, Liberia, Somalia
Includes cluster coordinators, Information management and needs assessment specialists
Long term cluster coordinators in Haiti, South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Pakistan, oPt, Zimbabwe
Support visits in 2011/12 to Haiti, Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Pakistan

17. Education Cluster – Building Capacity
Tools Developed: Cluster Coordinator Manual, Joint Education Needs Assessment Toolkit, Contingency Planning Guidance
Training: over 300 cluster coordinators trained, over 3,000 people trained in education in emergencies at country level, needs assessment training package developed – latest module on Human Rights and Accountability
Partnership in the development and sharing of tools and resources with the INEE applying the INEE Minimum Standards

18. Funding Challenges
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19. Plenary Discussion
What are the most important elements of education sector/cluster coordination?
What are the consequences of waiting until an emergency occurs to undertake coordination actions?
What are the consequences of not linking emergency coordination groups with existing education sector groups?
What are the most important coordination actions to be taken prior to the onset of an emergency?
What do you see as the weaknesses of the current mechanisms?
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