The contingency plan implemented by ProFuturo during the pandemic was regarded as an example for the educational sector by various international institutions and organisations, including the OECD and Harvard University. Here are some of our interventions in international flagship publications:
- Leading educational changes during a pandemic: ProFuturo Director General Magdalena Brier wrote a chapter for the book titled Leading Education through COVID-19, written by the director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University: Fernando M. Reimers. The book compiles the experiences of 28 leaders of innovative education organisations from around the world during the pandemic.
- Beyond the classroom walls: An opportunity for an inclusive digitalisation of education: The OECD published a series of articles on its website in which experts and opinion leaders from all parts of the world and society reflected on the educational challenges stemming from the COVID-19 crisis and proposed solutions for the future. In one of the articles, ProFuturo’s Director General presented the work the organisation carried out during the pandemic.
- Spain: #SeeYouInDigital (Ensuring the continuity of learning): The OECD, the World Bank, HundrED and the Harvard Global Education Innovation Initiative launched the “Continuity stories” initiative to compile stories from around the world regarding the solutions put in place by educational systems and how they adapted to the different needs of students and teachers during the coronavirus crisis. Under this umbrella, they documented and published ProFuturo’s “#SeeYouInDigital” contingency plan as an example of a response to the crisis in education generated by COVID-19.
- Round table on refugee education: Meeting our promises on refugee education during COVID-19: ProFuturo’s work is captured in this document that summarises experiences, lessons learnt and promising practices that emerged while meeting the educational needs of refugees during the pandemic. The document was drawn up following a high-level round table organised in September by Save the Children, Education Cannot Wait, the World Bank and the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education and attended by ProFuturo.
- An education calamity: This year our work has also been reflected in this text written by Fernando M. Reimers. The book analyses the impact of COVID-19 on education in Bangladesh, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. ProFuturo’s work to ensure learning continuity around the world during the pandemic is reflected in the reflections of Reimers in an interview.
- Childhood education innovations: Last year our educational project was featured in Childhood Education International, the prestigious US journal. The journal’s mission is to develop and expand innovative solutions to educational challenges and achieve sustainable development within the sector.
- In addition to the publications mentioned above, our educational programme has been featured in different international reports, including Education Co-sponsorship Alliance Brief 2020 by the Global Refugee Forum, Progress Under Threat by Save the Children,2021 SDG Learning, Training and Practice by the United Nations and Recovery, resilience and reimagining education in Africa: the Global Education Coalition in action by UNESCO.
