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The GPSS, in collaboration with our partners, hosts workshops and events on safer and resilient school infrastructure and disaster risk. As country engagements continue to expand, we will make available more videos that feature the activities and progress of the program. We also invite you to join the discussion by visiting our blog series.

Events

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Designing Schools of the Future to Build Education Resilience post COVID-19

2020 Understanding Risk Forum - Community Session 37: Case studies highlight the need that we have witnessed in our work for contemporary design standards for school infrastructure that go beyond the traditional ‘cells and bells’ typologies that have been used for nearly a century and respond to new pedagogies, evolving functional and community requirements, and an increased need for flexibility and redundancy. 

Paving the Way Toward Safer and More Resilient Schools

Disasters and climate change have profound impacts on schools, and, in turn, on children’s education and lives. This year, the International Day for Disaster Reduction (October 13) focused on safe and resilient infrastructure. In light of this theme, the World Bank’s Global Program for Safer Schools (GPSS) will launch its global platform for resilient school infrastructure on October 29th. 

Central Asia Regional Forum on Safer and Resilient Learning Environments

The GPSS held the Central Asia Regional Forum on Safer and Resilient Learning Environments in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on October 8, 2019. The forum brought together high-level government officials, policy makers, and disaster risk management experts, as well as researchers, practitioners and key development partners from the region.

Blogs

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Oct 03, 2024
Pledge for Safer Learning Environments 
Jul 10, 2024
Tomorrow's Never Closed: New Insights and Perspectives from UR24
Evandro Gurgel
Mar 15, 2024
Building Safer and More Resilient Schools in a Changing Climate

Videos

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12/13/2023

 

In Comayagua, Honduras, the Marcelino Pineda Elementary School is witnessing positive changes, thanks to World Bank and GFDRR initiatives. These efforts are focused on making schools more inclusive for persons with disabilities, notably by adding ramps. Darlin Elvir Gonzalez, a parent, appreciates these improvements and reflects on her own childhood challenges in accessing education due to a lack of such facilities. This initiative marks a significant step toward educational inclusivity in Honduras.

Enhancing School Accessibility in Comayagua, Honduras

12/13/2023

 

In Comayagua, Honduras, the Marcelino Pineda Elementary School is witnessing positive changes, thanks to World Bank and GFDRR initiatives. These efforts are focused on making schools more inclusive for persons with disabilities, notably by adding ramps. Darlin Elvir Gonzalez, a parent, appreciates these improvements and reflects on her own childhood challenges in accessing education due to a lack of such facilities. This initiative marks a significant step toward educational inclusivity in Honduras.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bMUQZJyKQ
05/15/2023

 

Carmelita Rita Namashulua, Mozambique's Minister of Education and Human Development, talks about how, with the support of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery and the World Bank, 1,100 classrooms were rebuilt, rehabilitated, or constructed across Mozambique between 2017 and 2021. These classrooms, which can withstand the impact of disasters, have benefited more than 132,000 children in the country.

Building Disaster-Resilient Schools in Mozambique

05/15/2023

 

Carmelita Rita Namashulua, Mozambique's Minister of Education and Human Development, talks about how, with the support of the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery and the World Bank, 1,100 classrooms were rebuilt, rehabilitated, or constructed across Mozambique between 2017 and 2021. These classrooms, which can withstand the impact of disasters, have benefited more than 132,000 children in the country.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v3mc3hi110
05/31/2022

Building Resilient Safer Schools in the Pacific: Towards a Strengthened School Infrastructure

05/31/2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzGRytENVRM
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