International Resources for the COVID-19 Crisis
A message from EDC about COVID-19
Over the past few decades, many countries and communities have confronted significant educational, health, and social crises—and made it through, together. These lessons are critical now as the world confronts the challenges and disruptions being caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
This page contains links to EDC resources and ideas for parents and teachers that have been contributed by EDC staff around the world. We will continue to update this page over the next few months.
Audio Learning Resources
EDC is a leader in the design, development, and dissemination of interactive audio instruction programs (IAI). Our programs have reached over 100 million learners across 24 countries, and we have trained hundreds of thousands of teachers and facilitators in their use. Learning outcomes have been excellent.
Learn more about our IAI resources at Audio Now.
EDC’s Catalog of Programs
EDC's catalog of IAI programs is available to be repurposed for use during this COVID-19 crisis. Programs are available in a variety of languages including English, Spanish, French, Malagasy, Chichewa, Bamanankan, Songhai, Kinyarwanda, Kiswahili, and Somali. They cover a range of content: literacy, math, social studies, science, foreign and second language instruction, and life skills. All content is aligned to standards and best practices and was validated by ministries of education at the time the programs were developed.
Available to donors and host country governments during this time of crisis, these programs can be repurposed with minimal investment and broadcast via radio.
Read “Repurposing Established Radio and Audio Series to Address the COVID-19 Educational Crises.” | Français
Contact Rachel Christina for further information about accessing and repurposing any of these resources.
Articles
- Assessing the Global Effects of COVID-19
- Delivering Psychosocial Support to Children Living with HIV
- Online Learning May Not Be for Everyone. Radio Is.
- A Radio-Based Approach to Learning during COVID-19
- In Lebanon, Trainings Move Online During COVID-19 Crisis
- In Rwanda, Youth in Agribusinesses Cope with Lockdown
- Community Threads: Congolese Youth Support Efforts to Stop COVID-19
- With Schools Closed, Honduran Students Learn at Home
Blog posts
- International Day of the Eradication of Poverty – How This Year Is Different
- COVID-19 Shines a Light on Mental Health
- What is “Friendship” in the Age of COVID-19?
- Remote Learning during COVID-19: EDC Interactive Audio Instruction Finds New Purpose
- Strengthening Connections for At-Risk Women and Children during COVID-19
- Celebrating the Importance of Books
- Delivering Phone-Based Care: A Valuable Lifeline during COVID-19
- Lessons Learned about Remote Learning from Liberia's Ebola Crisis
Video
- Interactive Audio Instruction Videos – Examples from EDC's work around the globe
- Tips for Remote Learning during COVID-19
Resources
- Reaching Students with Radio during the Pandemic (BBC)
- Learning at Home in Times of Crisis Using Radio: Interactive Audio Instruction Repurposing Toolkit: Summary | Français | Español
- EDC's presentation to the World Bank about IAI: Slides | Recording
- Five Myths about Educational Radio
- Mobilizing Audio for Learning During and After COVID-19
- School, interrupted: 4 options for distance education to continue teaching during COVID-19
- Listen to the Radio…and Learn!
- Expanding Access to Early Childhood Development Using Interactive Audio Instruction
- Distance Education for Teacher Training: Modes, Models, and Methods
- Tuned in to Student Success: Assessing the Impact of IRI
- Improving Education Quality through Interactive Radio Instruction
- Interactive Radio Instruction : A Successful Permanent Pilot Project?
- World Bank: Remote Learning, EdTech & COVID-19 – EDC developed resources in "Educational radio" section
- Tuning into Radio-Based Education in the Age of COVID-19 – EDC's Learning at Taonga Market program
India
Latin America
Liberia
Paraguay
Zanzibar
Media Contact
If you are a journalist on deadline and would like to speak to an EDC expert on topics related to COVID-19, such as working from home, online learning, and talking to kids about the coronavirus, contact Terry Donovan.