AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION CLUSTER IN SOUTH SUDAN Globally the Education Cluster is co-led by UNICEF and Save the Children and is based upon a broad partnership of agencies working in education in emergencies including the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), UN agencies, international non-governmental organisations (INGOs), donors, academic institutions and not-for-profit organisations. The Global Education Cluster vision is to ensure all children and young people affected by humanitarian crises have equitable access to relevant, quality education in a safe, protective environment. The goal of the South Sudan Education Cluster is: To ensure that children and young people affected by man- made and natural humanitarian crises in South Sudan are able to access a quality education in a protective environment. This will be achieved through the following objectives: 1. Provide a national coordination in which all relevant organisations work together to support the Government of South Sudan to address education related issues in current and potential future emergencies; 2. Ensure the development of a comprehensive program of activities related to education in emergencies - preparedness, capacity building, emergency response through to rehabilitation and recovery; supported by information management, monitoring and evaluation, policy and advocacy; 3. Strengthen the education sector’s contribution to integrated humanitarian responses, giving due attention to priority cross-cutting issues such as psycho-social support, gender, diversity/inclusiveness, HIV/AIDS and human rights. KEY FUNCTIONS a) Ensure appropriate coordination with all humanitarian partners through maintenance of appropriate cluster coordination mechanisms, including Education Clusters at national and state level. b) Ensure inclusion of key humanitarian partners for the education sector, ensuring the complementarity of different humanitarian actors’ actions. c) Secure commitments from humanitarian partners in responding to needs and filling gaps, ensuring appropriate distribution of responsibilities within the education sector d) Promote emergency response actions while at the same time considering the need for early recovery planning as well as prevention and risk reduction concerns. e) Ensure active community participation and inclusion of vulnerable groups in emergency education response. f) Represent the interests of the Education Cluster discussions with the Humanitarian Coordinator, the National Education Forum, associated Technical Working Groups, the Sector Planning process, Education Donor Group and other stakeholders. The Education Cluster is also represented where necessary at State Level in terms of the co-ordination roles mentioned above. The Education Cluster will send a representative to the Education Donor Group to ensure a co-ordinated set of issues are presented to the NEF.
AND FUNCTIONS OF EDUCATION CLUSTER IN SOUTH SUDAN Globally the Education Cluster is co-led by UNICEF and Save the Children and is based upon a broad partnership of agencies working in education in emergencies including the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), UN agencies, international non-governmental organisations (INGOs), donors, academic institutions and not-for-profit organisations. The Global Education Cluster vision is to ensure all children and young people affected by humanitarian crises have equitable access to relevant, quality education in a safe, protective environment. The goal of the South Sudan Education Cluster is: To ensure that children and young people affected by man- made and natural humanitarian crises in South Sudan are able to access a quality education in a protective environment. This will be achieved through the following objectives: 1. Provide a national coordination in which all relevant organisations work together to support the Government of South Sudan to address education related issues in current and potential future emergencies; 2. Ensure the development of a comprehensive program of activities related to education in emergencies - preparedness, capacity building, emergency response through to rehabilitation and recovery; supported by information management, monitoring and evaluation, policy and advocacy; 3. Strengthen the education sector’s contribution to integrated humanitarian responses, giving due attention to priority cross-cutting issues such as psycho-social support, gender, diversity/inclusiveness, HIV/AIDS and human rights. KEY FUNCTIONS a) Ensure appropriate coordination with all humanitarian partners through maintenance of appropriate cluster coordination mechanisms, including Education Clusters at national and state level. b) Ensure inclusion of key humanitarian partners for the education sector, ensuring the complementarity of different humanitarian actors’ actions. c) Secure commitments from humanitarian partners in responding to needs and filling gaps, ensuring appropriate distribution of responsibilities within the education sector d) Promote emergency response actions while at the same time considering the need for early recovery planning as well as prevention and risk reduction concerns. e) Ensure active community participation and inclusion of vulnerable groups in emergency education response. f) Represent the interests of the Education Cluster discussions with the Humanitarian Coordinator, the National Education Forum, associated Technical Working Groups, the Sector Planning process, Education Donor Group and other stakeholders. The Education Cluster is also represented where necessary at State Level in terms of the co-ordination roles mentioned above. The Education Cluster will send a representative to the Education Donor Group to ensure a co-ordinated set of issues are presented to the NEF.
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