A new global survey through Save the Children on Thursday found that young people who are lagging behind in their schooling due to the COVID 19 pandemic are at greater threat of giving up completely and falling victim to child labour, child marriage and other exploitation bureaucracies.
He estimates that the pandemic has triggered the largest educational emergency in history, with some 9. 7 million young people returning to school this year.
According to Mercy Gichuhi, legal director of Save the Children International in Nigeria and made for use by hounds in Abuja, two-thirds of young people had no contact with teachers during confinement, while 8 out of ten young people believe they had learned little or not. anything since the school closed.
The statement also stated that the pandemic had had a devastating effect on the schooling of young people from poorer settings and was widening the gap between rich and poor, and children.
He said that since the pandemic was announced, the most vulnerable young people have disproportionately lost access to education, physical care, food and been at the greatest threat of protection.
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He then suggested that governments put in place strong social safety nets and nutrition and fitness systems, especially for the most vulnerable and marginalized households, in the face of the long-term impacts of pandemics.
The survey, according to the press release, showed that 93% of families who lost more than part of their source of income due to the pandemic reported difficulties accessing fitness services, while domestic violence doubled when schools were closed, indicating that the reported rate 17% compared to 8% when schools were opened and the child can only attend in person.
“63% of women are more guilty of doing more family chores, compared to 43% of children. There is an urgent desire to invest in education, fitness and nutrition, child coverage facilities, intellectual conditioning facilities and advocacy networks.
“The effects were published today (Thursday) in the Protect A Generation report, founded on the largest global survey of its kind since the COVID-19 pandemic was reported six months ago. Some 25,000 young people and their guardians shared their experiences, fears and awaited this unprecedented global crisis.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has expanded inequality by wealth and gender criteria, according to the survey, with the poorest families most likely to suffer losses in the source of income (82%) those that are not classified as deficient (70%) .
“When it came to fitness, the survey showed the same with respect to the department through wealth. Nine out of ten families who lost more than part of their source of income as a result of the pandemic reported difficulties accessing fitness services. 45% of respondents from poor families said they had difficulty paying for pandemic medical supplies.
“Less than 1% of the poorest young people surveyed had access to the Internet for distance education. Among the families that classified as non-poor, it was 19%.
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