Pre-Service Teacher Training for longer term resilience and preparedness:

The case of primary school teachers during recent floods in Malawi

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Introduction

Malawi as a fragile context

The project: Resumption of T&L in flood affected schools

Skills and attitudes: roots in the pre-service training

Conclusions and reflections

Malawi as a fragile context

• Malawi considered a fragile country •Developmental challenges •Low educational attainment: Humana’s work•Climate change increasing vulnerability

The project – Overview Resumption of teaching and learning in flood affected schools:

26 teacher graduates deployed to 13 camps in 3 districts: Nsanje, Phalombe and Chiwakwa

Existing collaboration with UNICEF as part of the ‘Enjoy Learning – Improved education for Children’

Psychological support, early childhood development, remedial and afternoon clubs, community activities

Over 7,800 children during phase 1 and 3,600 during phase 2.

The project – Activity pictures

Pre-school activities

The project – Activity pictures

Distribution of books and assistance in camps

v. Farmers’ Clubs: 3 years Skills and attitudes: roots in the pre-service training (I)

Skill

Ability to take responsibility

Adaptability

Project examples

Take ownership of varied and complex task

and in unknown contexts

Proactive in finding solutions:

improvised classrooms and

materials

Humana’s Pre-service training

Pedagogical Method (DMM)

Broadness of syllabus

v. Farmers’ Clubs: 3 years Skills and attitudes: roots in the pre-service training (II)

Skill

Supportiveness

Effective educators

Project examples

Psychological support in

situation of distress

Varied pedagogical

approaches and activities for

children, youth and adults

Humana’s Pre-service training

Community engagement and solidary humanisim

Balance of practical and theoretical

training

Transferrable skills and attitudes that work well in fragile contextsthey were not purposefully conceived for

Strengthens the case case for teachers as dynamisers of Education 2030 Framework and Sustainable Development Goals

‘Another kind of teacher’ – Humana’s work over the past 30 years

Conclusions and reflections

Olga Guerrero, European Partnerships CoordinatorOlga.guerrero@humana.org

Zikomo Kwambiri!