In this bonus mini-episode, Rangina Hamidi, former Acting Minister of Education for Afghanistan, shares her experience working in education and women's empowerment, and tells us what she thinks the Taliban takeover means for girls' education in Afghanistan. For more information on girl's education in Afghanistan, check out these resources:

• INEE - Contextualized INEE Minimum Standards: Afghanistan
• Al Jazeera - The Uncertain Future of Girls' Schools in Afghanistan

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, and Education Cannot Wait for their support with this episode.

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Français: Dans ce court épisode en bonus, nous pouvons écouter comment une enseignante du Niger a soutenu ses élèves pour qu'ils et elles puissent continuer d'apprendre durant la longue période de fermeture des écoles due à la pandémie de Covid-19.

Pour plus d'informations sur les enseignantes dans les contextes de crises, consultez ces ressources :

• INEE - Kit de formation pour les enseignants en situations de crise
• INEE, USAID - Étude du secteur : Le bien-être des enseignants dans les régions à faibles ressources, en crise et en conflit

Nous voulons remercier Affaires Mondiales Canada, Plan International, and Strømme Foundation pour leur soutien dans la réalisation de cet épisode.

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English: In this bonus mini-episode, we hear from a teacher in Niger on how she supported her students to continue learning during COVID-19 school closures.

For more information on teachers in crisis contexts, check out these resources:

• INEE - Training Pack for Primary School Teachers in Crisis Contexts
• INEE, USAID - Landscape Review: Teacher Well-being in Low Resource, Crisis, and Conflict-affected Settings

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Plan International, and Strømme Foundation for their support with this episode.

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In the final episode of season one, we hear from teachers about how displacement has affected their work and their wellbeing and how they're supporting their students and fellow teachers to succeed against all odds.

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, Plan International, and Education Cannot Wait, and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, for their support with this episode.

For more information on teachers in crisis contexts, check out these resources:

• INEE - Training Pack for Primary School Teachers in Crisis Contexts
• INEE - Peer Coaching Pack for Teachers in Crisis Contexts
• International Task Force on Teachers - Teaching on the front line: National teacher responses to the COVID-19 crisis

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In our fifth episode, we learn how gender-based violence affects women and girl's lives and education. We speak with feminist leaders from Myanmar about the extreme conditions women and girls are facing and how they are fighting for their rights and their communities.

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Together for Girls, the Triangle Women's Organization and the Karen Women's Organization for their support with this episode.

For more information on gender-based violence, check out these resources:

• Together for Girls - Violence Against Children Surveys
• Inter-Agency Standing Committee - GBV Pocket Guide
• The Women's Protection and Empowerment Podcast - How to provide psychological first aid in emergencies

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In our fourth episode, we learn how menstruation can be a barrier to education for women and girls around the world. We hear from Sesame Workshop and World Vision Zimbabwe about how they use their beloved characters to help young women navigate puberty and remove the stigma around menstruation.

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Sesame Workshop, World Vision Zimbabwe, and Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health for their support with this episode.

For more information on menstrual hygiene management, check out these resources:

• Sesame Workshop - WASH UP! Girl Talk: Like Any Other Day
• Sesame Workshop - WASH UP! Girl Talk: Making Pads
• Columbia University - Period Posse webinar series
• Columbia University, International Rescue Committee - MHM in Emergencies Toolkit

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In our third episode, we'll discuss the specific challenges girls with disabilities face in learning during crises. We'll hear from disability and inclusive education activists Nujeen Mustafa and Nafisa Baboo about their experiences and why inclusive education is important not only for students with disabilities, but for all students.

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, Education Cannot Wait, and Light for the World, for their support with this episode.

For more information on inclusive education, check out these resources:

• Humanity & Inclusion - Gender and Disability Project
• UNGEI - Inclusive Education for Girls with Disabilities

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In our second episode, we'll discuss the pervasive issues of early marriage and early pregnancy and how communities are supporting girls to return to school post-pregnancy. We'll hear from a Somali woman in Kenya on her experience being married and having children at a young age and how that impacted her education.

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision , and Girls Not Brides, for their support with this episode.

In this first episode, we introduce some of the key challenges affecting women and girls' education in crisis-affected contexts. We'll hear from two women and a young girl on their experiences with education in Kenya and Malawi, and why education is important to them.

We'd like to thank Global Affairs Canada, World Vision Canada, the Jesuit Refugee Service, and the UN Girls' Education Initiative, for their support with this episode.

For more information on girls' education programming, check out these resources:

Mind the Gap: The State of Girls' Education in Crisis and Conflict

Closing the Gap: Advancing Girls' Education in Contexts of Crisis and Conflict

Building back equal: Girls' back to school guide

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