CLEAN : Children receive home education following Liberia ebola outbreak

The transcript discusses the speaker's efforts to educate children in Monrovia, impacting 2500 children across 15-20 communities. The initiative involves delivering lessons to families and checking progress after a few weeks. The speaker highlights challenges due to the Ebola outbreak, appealing to the government to reopen schools. Concerns are raised about the negative impact on children's education and self-esteem due to prolonged school closures.

What was the main goal of the program started in September of the previous year?

• To build new schools in Monrovia

• To deliver lessons to families and monitor progress

• To provide food supplies to families

• To organize sports events for children

How did the program check the progress of the children's learning?

• By organizing community meetings

• By visiting families every month

• By conducting weekly tests

• By checking if older siblings tutored the younger ones

What change was observed in children after the program's intervention?

• They became more interested in sports

• They started learning again

• They moved to different communities

• They began attending online classes

What was the appeal made to the government regarding education?

• To provide free textbooks

• To reopen schools for children

• To increase teacher salaries

• To build more libraries

What are the potential negative effects of prolonged school closures on children?

• Improved social skills

• Increased self-esteem

• Negative impact on learning and societal integration

• Better physical health