Stories of Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic

A few weeks after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, GPE announced the earliest and largest sources of funding for education – over $500 million. This funding supported partner countries in their efforts to provide distance learning, reopen schools safely and build more resilient education systems.

While the pandemic triggered an unprecedented education crisis, it has also given governments a once-in-a-generation opportunity: to prioritize building equitable, inclusive, and resilient education systems for the long term.

GPE has also worked closely with key partners to support interventions aimed at ensuring the provision of new and existing learning continuity interventions at scale. With the allocation of a $25 million grant to a consortium composed of UNESCO, UNICEF, and the World Bank, GPE has been able to leverage their expertise, help partner countries adopt evidence-based measures, and share experiences to respond to the pandemic.

This brochure highlights the power of partnership via eight stories that attest to partner countries’ efforts to harness this moment by making their education systems resilient to any future crisis.

The brochure also includes stories of resilience, hope, and inspiration; they are stories of how partner countries are transforming education for millions of children – especially the most vulnerable – as we deal with this extraordinary global crisis.