JEiE Behind the Pages

The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) presents an exciting new installment of its podcast, Behind the Pages. This season, we speak with authors from our Special Issue on Psychosocial Support and Social and Emotional Learning in Emergencies about the many ways mental health, community and caregiver support, and education are linked. Authors from the issue reflect on their experiences working alongside conflict-affected populations as they developed new, contextually appropriate tools to measure wellbeing, SEL skills, and more. Don't miss these new insights and fascinating stories from the field of education in emergencies!

The articles we discuss this season can be accessed in their entirety, for free, from https://inee.org/collections/journal/volume-7-number-2.

Behind the Pages is hosted by Heddy Lahmann and produced by Gabrielle Galanek. This season was made possible through generous support from Porticus Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and the Open Society Foundations, all of which are members of the Moving Minds Alliance.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Jonathan Seiden unpacks the cascading effects adverse experiences, such as living through an environmental disaster, can have on young and offers lessons from implementing early childhood development (ECD) programming through community health volunteers and ECD centers. In their research article, "Effects of Two Early Childhood Interventions on the Developmental Outcomes of Children in Post-Earthquake Nepal," Seiden and his co-authors Valeria Kunz, Sara Dang, Matrika Sharma, and Sagar Gyawali explore results from two programs designed by Save the Children to improve children's developmental outcomes and parental engagement in the wake of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal's Sindhupalchowk district. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit www.inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Julie Drolet highlights how inadequate attention and funding for ECD infrastructure and resources posed compounding challenges for parents, caregivers, and ECD service providers as they attempted to re-enter Fort McMurray, Alberta, and begin rebuilding their lives and community after one of Canada's most devastating wildfires. In their research article, "Early Childhood Development in the Aftermath of the 2016 Wildfires in Alberta, Canada," Drolet and her co-authors Caroline McDonald-Harker, Nasreen Lalani, Sarah McGreer, Matthew R. G. Brown, and Peter H. Silverstone argue that prioritizing ECD in disaster preparedness planning may support communities to recover faster, build back stronger, and mitigate risks to children's timely development due to disruptions like environmental disasters. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit www.inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Katelin Swing Wilton and Ayat Al Aqra discuss how International Rescue Committee drew from local caregivers' feedback and priorities, leveraged technology like WhatsApp, and coordinated ECD service delivery with child protection and community health messaging to innovate on the Jamaican Home Visiting Program for the Middle East context. In their field note, "Home Visiting in the Middle East: Reflections on the Implementation of Reach Up and Learn," Swing Wilton, Al Aqra, and their co-authors Aimée Vachon, Katie Maeve Murphy, Abdullah Ensour, Iman Ibrahim, Anas Tahhan, Kayla Hoyer, and Christine Powell outline the successes and challenges IRC's experience adapting a play-based home-visitation ECD intervention for refugees and internally displaced persons in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit www.inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Fabiola Lara reveals how Save the Children created a platform to empower men in three communities affected by gang violence in El Salvador to be more involved in the critical early years of their children or grandchildren's lives. In her field note, "Building Resilience and Mitigating the Impact of Toxic Stress in Young Children: A Model for Transforming Parenting and Male Caregiving in El Salvador," Lara argues that ECD programming attuned to the wellbeing of caregivers, as well as that of children, can be a protective factor for children's healthy and timely development. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit www.inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Samier Mansur reflects on the experiences that motivated him to create a capacity-building video training platform for frontline aid workers, ECD professionals, educators, and caregivers working to support young children in Cox's Bazaar. In his field note, "Accessible Strategies to Support Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing in Emergencies: Experience from the Rohingya Refugee Camp," Mansur outlines successes and challenges from the pilot of the No Limit Generation platform, which has the potential to address persistent gaps in ECD expertise which are common in refugee camps given high turnover and training resource constraints in these contexts. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit www.inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Jahanara Ahmad and Sarwat Sarah Sarwar articulate how child-friendly spaces that reflect Rohingya design motifs and architecture and early learning curricula that integrate familiar Rohingya games and traditional songs and chants can provide a sense of safety and normalcy that supports psychosocial wellbeing. In their field note, "BRAC Humanitarian Play Lab Model: Promoting Healing, Learning and Development for Displaced Rohingya Children," Erum Mariam, Jahanara Ahmad, and Sarwat Sarah Sarwar argue that community participation in the development of ECD centers can invoke a sense of belonging and cultural pride that can elevate the vital role of play to support developmental outcomes. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit www.inee.org/journal.

On this episode of Behind the Pages, Kim Foulds reveals how being with Rohingya parents in Cox's Bazaar and talking with them about their perspectives on the value of play, their own childhood games, and what they wanted to see in educational media for their children was a formative experience for the Sesame Workshop team working to develop new programming for Rohingya refugees. In their field note, "Implementing a Humanitarian Needs Assessment Framework for Early Childhood Development: Informing Intervention Design for Displaced Rohingya Communities in Bangladesh," Foulds and her co-authors Naureen Khan, Sneha Subramanian, and Ashraful Haque argue that designing interventions to align with the priorities of the communities they serve, and deep understanding of the local context are keys to the long-term sustainability of program outcomes. Behind the Pages is the podcast of the Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE). This season of Behind the Pages features timely and dynamic conversations with authors from the JEiE Special Issue on Early Childhood Development in Emergencies. For more information about JEiE, and to read all JEiE issues free of charge, visit inee.org/journal.