Returning to school after COVID-19 closures: Who is missing in Malawi?

R Kidman, E Breton, J Behrman, HP Kohler - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all countries implemented school
closures to prevent disease transmission. However, prolonged closures can put children at …

Navigating education in the context of COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures: challenges and resilience among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa

Z Duby, K Jonas, B Bunce, K Bergh, K Maruping… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Gender related vulnerabilities and inequalities place female learners at high risk of school
disengagement due to COVID-19 disruptions. Understanding the impacts of school closures …

Mitigating COVID: Impact of COVID-19 lockdown and school closure on children's well-being

F Munir - Social Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
As governments around the globe rushed to contain the spread of the deadly COVID-19
pandemic, the imposed lockdowns led to the closure of several sectors of economy and …

Developmental Losses in Young Children from Preprimary Program Closures during the COVID-19 Pandemic

A Abufhele, D Bravo, F López-Bóo… - Comparative …, 2024 - journals.uchicago.edu
The learning and developmental losses from preprimary program closures due to COVID-19
may be unprecedented. These disruptions early in life can be long-lasting. Although there is …

The gendered effects of the Covid-19 crisis in South Africa: Evidence from NIDS-CRAM waves 1–5

D Casale, D Shepherd - Development Southern Africa, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
There is substantial evidence in the global literature that women have been
disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 crisis and associated lockdowns. In this paper …

Living through a pandemic: depression and anxiety experienced by youth living with HIV in South Africa

JI Jordaan, N Phillips, J Hoare - AIDS care, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Youth living with HIV (YLHIV) face significant psychosocial challenges and are at
increasedrisk of developing depression and anxiety. This study aims to invesBgate …

Post Covid-19: The New (Ab) normal in South African Higher Education–Challenges with Emergency Remote Learning

D Moodley - African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies, 2022 - journals.co.za
The pandemic has compelled Higher Education Institutions around the world to resort to
Emergency Remote Learning (ERL). This abrupt 'pivot to online'learning has exacerbated …

Cash plus programmes for children and families in eastern and southern Africa: Examples from practice and lessons learnt

M Huijbregts, T Spadafora, L Patel - Handbook on social protection …, 2023 - elgaronline.com
• Interventions: delivered via social groups, such as psychoeducational groups, parenting
programmes, mutual aid, social support, nutrition, financial education.• Skills training …

Socioeconomic inequalities in opportunities and participation in in-person learning during the Covid-19 pandemic

JP Valenzuela, D Kuzmanic, F Cortes - International Journal of Educational …, 2024 - Elsevier
Combining a longitudinal national survey of the Chilean school system and administrative
datasets, we studied the supply and demand factors associated with the slow in-person …

[HTML][HTML] School-based physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

AM Johnson, E Kroshus, C Zhou… - Journal of Healthy …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
School closures and restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic changed opportunities
for youth physical activity (PA). We sought to identify school and other contextual conditions …