Women’s Education in Emergencies in Pakistan: voices from the training room and beyond

In this episode, we take you on a deep dive exploration of a transformative programme designed to address the unique challenges faced by women working in the education context in crisis affected communities across Pakistan.

We published the initial story of the training as it happened, and in this episode we present an audio journey of this initiative by sharing voices from the training room and beyond. Ka Man Parkinson (HLA Communications and Marketing Specialist) takes us behind the scenes through a series of conversations with:

• Efren Lubuguin (HLA EiE Professional Development Programme Manager for Asia Pacific)
• Co-facilitators Ehsan Ullah and Humaira Naseer (Pakistan Education Cluster Working Group co-leads from UNICEF and Save the Children International respectively)
• We also hear the voices of four of the women training participants, captured in the training venue in Islamabad in July 2024.

This episode - introduced by Casey Pearson (HLA Learning Solutions Specialist) - shares a optimistic and compelling example of sectoral cooperation to help untap the power and potential of women educators in Pakistan.

The conversations are packed with a wealth of expert insights and personal accounts and experiences, highlighting the role of Feminist Pedagogy and centering women’s voices in EiE work.

00:00 Chapter 1: Introduction from Casey Pearson

02:00 Chapter 2: The training background: coordination, design and implementation – with Efren Lubuguin

15:00 Chapter 3: Feminist pedagogy and the centrality of women’s needs and voices – with Efren Lubuguin

24:05 Chapter 4: Reflections on how the training unfolded in July 2024 – with Efren Lubuguin

27:37 Chapter 5: The power of collaboration, contextualisation and localisation: Reflections from Pakistan Education Cluster Working Group co-leads from UNICEF and Save the Children International – with Ehsan Ullah and Humaira Naseer

58:10 Chapter 6: Key learnings from the training: Efren’s reflections

63:03 Chapter 7: Voices from the training room: four participant reflections

72:06 Chapter 8: Evaluation and future aspirations and next steps – with Efren Lubuguin

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Chapters

• 0:00 Chapter 1: Introduction from Casey Pearson
• 2:00 Chapter 2: The training background: coordination, design and implementation – with Efren Lubuguin
• 15:00 Chapter 3: Feminist Pedagogy and the centrality of women’s needs and voices – with Efren Lubuguin
• 24:05 Chapter 4: Reflections on how the training unfolded in July 2024 – with Efren Lubuguin
• 27:37 Chapter 5: The power of collaboration, contextualisation and localisation: Reflections from Pakistan Education Cluster Working Group co-leads from UNICEF and Save the Children International – with Ehsan Ullah and Humaira Naseer
• 58:10 Chapter 6: Key learnings from the training: Efren’s reflections
• 1:03:03 Chapter 7: Voices from the training room: four participant reflections
• 1:12:06 Chapter 8: Evaluation and future aspirations and next steps – with Efren Lubuguin