DESIGNING AND DELIVERING QUALITY Education in Emergencies AFRICA: A Practical Field Guide for

Designing and Delivering Quality Education in Emergencies in Africa is a practical and evidence-informed resource for professionals working to protect education and learning during crises.Drawing on African humanitarian and development contexts, Volume 1 - UNDERSTAND builds the strategic and conceptual foundations required to design, manage and adapt quality Education in Emergencies (EiE) responses. It connects established humanitarian standards with the realities practitioners face in displacement, conflict, insecurity, climate-related shocks and access-constrained environments.The book explores assessment and analysis, preparedness, education programming, teachers and education personnel, psychosocial support and social and emotional learning, protection and safeguarding, gender, inclusion, cash and voucher assistance, localization, coordination, monitoring and accountability, conflict sensitivity, access, anticipatory action, the Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus and programme quality.Rather than prescribing one model for every emergency, the book emphasizes disciplined decision-making: understanding the context, identifying barriers, assessing evidence and uncertainty, considering feasibility and risk, and adapting programmes as conditions change.Designed for EiE practitioners, government education officials, UN agencies, international and national NGOs, education clusters, programme managers, technical advisers, trainers and students, this volume forms the UNDERSTAND component of an integrated professional collection: UNDERSTAND → PRACTISE → APPLY → ADAPTTogether, the collection moves from foundational knowledge to facilitated practice, field application and responsible contextual adaptation.