The Ministry of Education and UNICEF have announced a new program to extend remote learning through online classes as educational institutions across Libya are now closed to the vast majority of pupils in an attempt to contain the spread of Covid-19.
The new program will focus on supporting e-learning platforms, providing devices pupils can use, and making sure all learners have internet access, according to the Education Ministry.
It added that it is also of most importance to build the capacity of teachers on a range of topics, such as psychosocial support for children, interactive learning, and education in situations of emergency.
UNICEF said it aims to support the Ministry of Education in producing video clips for model teachers who tutor basic subjects as mathematics, Arabic, and science in both the preparatory and secondary stages.
Around 500,000 students will benefit from this program during the year 2020, with a focus on vulnerable children and those affected by the ongoing conflict, said UNICEF Special Representative in Libya. Dr. Abdul Rahman Ghandour.
