Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 14 January 2021 to Question 134525 on Developing Countries: Schools, which 18 countries his Department has adapted bilateral education programmes in.
The FCDO has bilateral education programmes in 18 countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Jordan, Lebanon, Malawi, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.
These programmes have adapted and responded to the COVID-19 context in each country. This has included a strong focus on safety such as WASH in schools, child protection including safeguarding messaging and training for teachers, and learning such as developing and distributing learning materials, back to school campaigns and catch up classes, as well as systems strengthening and support to governments.