UNESCO WEBINAR

OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND BEST PRACTICES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISTANCE EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR MUSEUMS IN EASTERN AFRICA

Meeting Platform Use this link to join: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting Date and Time: Thursday, 14 May 2020

Time : 16:00-17:30 (EAT)

Language: English

Objective In recognition of the theme of the 2020 International Museum Day (digital inclusion), this webinar will provide an opportunity to learn about the current context of distance learning educational programmes and resources at museums in the Eastern Africa region, the availability of national, regional and global resources for distance learning at museums, and the formulation of informed recommendations for the elaboration of a regional project proposal to support the development of distance learning educational programmes and resources for museums in the Eastern Africa region. Expected Results: 1. Increased awareness of current context of East African museums education and outreach programmes, including needs of museums and teachers as well as challenges and opportunities for the development of distance learning educational resources; 2. Increased awareness of existing learning resources and programmes; 3. Strengthened network of museums and teachers from the Eastern Africa region as well as strengthened global network of stakeholders; 4. Conclusions and recommendations identified for inclusion in the elaboration of a regional project proposal for development of distance learning educational programmes and resources for museums in the Eastern Africa region. Participants:  Museum professionals and teachers from Anglophone countries in the Eastern Africa region  Museums and institutions offering distance learning resources  UNESCO National Commissions  Responsible national authorities for Culture in the region

Organisers: UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa and UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA)

Contact : Ms. Karalyn Monteil, Regional Advisor for Culture, UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, k.monteil@unesco.org

1 Context and justification

The COVID-19 virus began affecting the Eastern Africa region in February 2020 and within one month, all 13 countries covered by the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa (Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda) have been affected by the pandemic. In response, national authorities have imposed a wide variety of preventive measures to contain the spread of the virus, which include the temporary closure of schools and cultural institutions, including museums and heritage sites.

As schools and teachers around the world struggle to develop and implement distance learning modalities for their students during this crisis, those in the Africa region and other low-tech environments with limited internet connectivity and access to computers or tablets, as well as high rates of poverty and insecurity, face an additional challenge to ensuring education continues for students on lockdown or in quarantine at home.

UNESCO has reached out to both Education Ministries and Culture Ministries in Member States around the globe to assess the current situation and develop appropriate actions for the short, medium and long term response and recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic. UNESCO Headquarters has published references of distance learning solutions, and an interactive map on cultural and communications initiatives in response to the COVID crisis. UNESCO’s International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA) has been leading a series of COVID-19 Education Response Webinars to assess contexts and develop responses to challenges and opportunities while also facilitating knowledge exchange across national borders.

The initial research UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa has undertaken on distance learning (also referred to as “virtual learning” or “connected education”) resources available from the culture sector has shown that there are few museums and other cultural institutions in the Eastern Africa region offering what could be considered distance learning resources. Out of the 13 countries covered by our Regional Office, only 11 have National Museums. Among these, only 5 have official web sites, 9 have FaceBook pages, and 2 have Twitter accounts. Although many offer education programmes for schools, most of these take place on site through school visits and no information is provided online about these. There is therefore a need, which has been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, to support museums in the Eastern Africa region to develop distance learning education resources and programmes that are adapted to their individual country contexts and take into consideration low- tech environments, equity/inclusive education and gender perspectives. To this end, UNESCO Regional Office plans to develop a comprehensive project proposal to support East African museums with the development of distance learning education and outreach programmes and resources.

The organisation of this webinar will provide an opportunity to learn more about the national contexts, challenges and aspirations for distance learning in museums and also share best practices from leading global institutions as well as from museums in the Africa region. This exchange will lead to a more informed and relevant project proposal that responds to the national and regional context and builds on existing national, regional and global resources for museum education.

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Final Programme

Time Item

16:00 -16:05 Welcoming remarks by Ms. Ann Therese Ndong-Jatta, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa

Introduction of the Webinar themes by Ms. Karalyn Monteil, UNESCO Regional Advisor for Culture in the Eastern Africa Region

16:05 -16:10 Keynote Speech by Dr Mzalendo Kibunjia, Director General of the National Museums of Kenya

16:10 -16:45 Sharing of National Contexts of Distance Learning resources in the Eastern Africa Region and Experiences during COVID-19 pandemic

Presentation of results of survey on the use of digital technology in African museums - Ms. Catherine C Cole, Secretary-General, Commonwealth Association of Museums

Museums perspectives - Ms. Rose Mwanja, Director of the National Museums of Uganda - Dr. Noel Lwoga, Director General of National Museums of Tanzania - Ms. Beryl Ondiek, Director of Seychelles National Museums - Amb. Dr. Robert Masozera, Director General of National Museums of Rwanda

Teachers perspectives - Dr. Marie Gibert, Professor of History and Geography at the Lycée Denis Diderot French School of Nairobi (Kenya) - Dr. Binyam Sisay Mendisu, Programme Officer, Teacher Education and Curriculum Development, UNESCO-International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA)

16:45-17:05 Sharing Best Practices - Ms. Liesl Hartman, Head of the Education Department, Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (South Africa) - Dr Corinne Forest, Head Technical Unit at Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund (Mauritius) - Mr. Darren Milligan, Senior Digital Strategist, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, and Director of the Smithsonian Learning Lab (USA) - Dr. William C. Diehl, Assistant Professor of Education and Coordinator of Online Graduate Programs at Penn State College of Education, Associate editor for The American Journal of Distance Education (USA)

17:05-17:10 Available Resources - Mr. Terry Nyambe, Executive Board Member of International Council of Museums (ICOM)

17:10-17:20 Question & Answer / Discussion moderated by Prof. George Abungu, Founding Director and Lead Consultant, Okello Abungu Heritage Consultants (Kenya)

17:20- 17:25 Recommendations for the Way forward - Prof. George Abungu, Founding Director and Lead Consultant, Okello Abungu Heritage Consultants (Kenya)

17:25- 17:30 Closing remarks by Dr. Yumiko Yokozeki, Director of the UNESCO-International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA)

3 Biographies of panelists and moderators

DR. MZALENDO NYAGA KIBUNJIA, Director General of the National Museums of Kenya, Dr. Kibunjia is the Chief Executive Officer/Director-General of the National Museums of Kenya. He holds a Ph.D. and MA in Anthropology from Rutgers, The State University, New Jersey, USA and a BA in Archaeology & History from the University of Nairobi, Kenya. He has a rich experience in heritage, anthropology, language and social matters. He also has extensive experience in matters cohesion and peace having been the Chairperson of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) in Kenya between 2009 and 2014. This National Commission was set up in 2009 to create and enhance unity and harmony among the Kenyan people after the divisive Kenya National elections of 2007. Dr. Kibunjia has a wealth of experience in matters World Heritage when he started in his early years of his heritage career as Kenya’s Focal Person for UNESCO World Heritage Conventions. In addition, over the years, he has been Kenya’s resource person and participant in many, if not all World Heritage Meetings as well as the country’s representative in many Committees of UNESCO World Heritage. In February 2020, he was the Chairperson during the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. He has also participated in many of UNESCO’s World Heritage Africa Regional trainings both as a resource person as well as a keynote speaker. He has also trained many heritage practitioners in this field both within the museum and the education sectors.

MS. CATHERINE C COLE, MA, FCMA, has been Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Association of Museums (CAM) since 2013. Catherine is collaborating with the National Museum of Kenya and museum workers in the region to organize a workshop on Museum Education in Africa to be held in Nairobi in March 2021, as a pre-Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers’ event. She previously organized similar workshops in the Pacific, the Caribbean and the Canadian Arctic. She has organized conferences and workshops in Africa, as well as supervising interns and students in the CAM Distance Learning Programme in the region. CAM’s intern at the National Museums of Rwanda (October 2019-March 2020) conducted a survey of the use of digital technology in African museums under her direction. Catherine has been a cultural consultant for 25 years and previously worked as a curator and educator for museums and historic sites in Canada. She is also the Vice-Chair of ICOM CAMOC (Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities).

MS. ROSE MWANJA, Director of the National Museums of Uganda Ms Mwanja Rose Nkaale is the Commissioner Museums and Monument in the Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities in Uganda, was trained at Makerere University has a Degree in Fine Art and a Masters of Education, A Diploma in Conservation Management from University College of London and another Diploma from Commonwealth Program in Museum Studies of Canada. On being confirmed as Commissioner 2011, her activities became very diversified, i.e to manage the Uganda National Museum as well as the numerous Sites and Monuments in the country. However, she quickly created a database of the numerous collections at the National Museum and the sites and monuments. In 2013 she embarked on the conservation of Nyero Rock art paintings and other associated hunter gatherer paintings in the Eastern Region of Uganda. She spearheaded the formulation of the first Museums and Monuments Policy 2015. which has guided the revision of ‘The 1967 Historic Monuments Act’ to improve the protection of cultural assets in Uganda. Embarked on taking museums services closer to the people by establishing regional museums in Kabale, Moroto and Soroti and is yet to implement those of Mbarara, Arua and Fort Portal. She is a focal point persons for the World Bank Physical Cultural Resources Policy and UNESCO World Heritage 1972 Convention on the preservation of natural and cultural resources. She is coordinating the restoration of the Kasubi Tombs World Heritage Site. Finally, she is a member of the board of the Uganda National Commission for UNESCO and a member of the Kampala Capital City Authority Historic Buildings and Landscapes Committee.

4 DR. NOEL LWOGA, Director General of National Museums of Tanzania. Dr Lwoga is a Heritage and Tourism Specialist and Scholar. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Tourism from Makerere University, Master’s Degree in Archaeology from University of Dar es Salaam and Master’s Degree in Tourism from the Open University of Tanzania. He completed his PhD with a thesis entitled “Stakeholders’ Engagement in Conservation of Built Heritage: A Study of Local Residents in Tanzania” channeled through University of Gothenburg in Sweden and University of Dar es Salaam. Dr Lwoga has been a Guest Scholar at Eberswalde University of Sustainable Development in Germany through the World Academic of Science Fellowship, where he investigated an international tourist market for African Community-based Heritage. He has also been a Research Fellow at the University of Johannesburg. He is the recipient of the National Geographic Grant, SIDA Sarec Research Scholarship, Postdoctoral Research Excellence Award 2018 by University of Johannesburg, 2018 Scholar Excelling in Publications at the University of Dar es Salaam College of Humanities, and Best Paper Award by the Emerald Group Publishing during 2010 International Conference on Sustainable Tourism. His multi-disciplinary background in tourism and archaeology shapes his major research focus that integrates cultural and economic approaches, while putting local communities at the center, in bridging the link between conservation and development of heritage in Africa. Regarding this, he has published widely on heritage tourism, heritage management and marketing, stakeholder and public engagement, destination management, and conservation and sustainable tourism development. He offered an Honorable Lecture to ‘African Speaks’ Innovative Lecture Series of the University of South Africa College of Human Sciences where he talked about enhancing sustainable heritage conservation in Africa through integrative people-centered approach. He has done a number of public services including participating in national heritage committees in Tanzania, and being part of a heritage expert team in one of national missions at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Dr. Lwoga began his professional career by working in the Tourism Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism in Tanzania, and then joined the National College of Tourism in Tanzania, where he worked as a Tutor of Heritage and Tourism, as the Head of Tourism Department and as an Acting Director of Studies. He later joined the University of Dar es Salaam where he served as Senior Lecturer of Heritage and Tourism, the College Coordinator of Research and Publications in the College of Humanities, and the Head of Department of Archaeology and Heritage Studies. He is currently working as the Director General of National Museums of Tanzania.

MS. BERYL ONDIEK, Director of Seychelles National Museums, is an experienced Museum Curator with a demonstrated history of working in the museums and cultural institutions. She is a skilled professional in in Museums, Museum Education, Gallery Administration, and Cultural Heritage. Ms. Ondiek earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) focused in World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development at the ITC-ILO University of Turin, United Nations Campus.

AMBASSADOR ROBERT M. MASOZERA has been the Director General of the Institute of National Museums of Rwanda (INMR) since October 2016. The mission of the INMR is to collect, preserve, research and present Rwandese past and present cultural and national heritage. In this capacity, he is also a member of the Rwanda National Commission for UNESCO, which provides expert analysis and policy advice on UNESCO-related issues to the Rwandan Government; while advancing Rwanda's priorities and interests as a Member State of UNESCO. Previously, he was Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to the Kingdom of Belgium and Permanent Representative to the European Union (2011-2015) and Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of Rwanda in Germany (2000-2007). This gave him extensive experience in diplomacy and foreign affairs in his country, Rwanda. MASOZERA holds a Master's degree in Political Science, International Relations and Journalism and Communication Sciences from the University of Vienna, Austria, obtained in 1999. He has also participated in various executive training courses and seminars in diplomacy, communication and administration. His expertise is wide-ranging and covers fields as diverse as culture and heritage, diplomacy, international cooperation, communication and public relations, mass mobilization, foreign affairs, security, economic and trade issues.

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DR. MARIE GIBERT, Professor of History and Geography at the Lycée Denis Diderot French School of Nairobi (Kenya) Dr Gibert has been teaching history and geography at the French School of Nairobi since September 2016. Prior to that she lectured in African politics and international relations at a number of universities in the UK, France, Senegal, South Africa and Algeria.

DR. BINYAM SISAY MENDISU, Programme Officer, Teacher Education and Curriculum Development, UNESCO-International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA). Binyam Sisay Mendisu received his PhD from University of Oslo in 2008 and he taught at Addis Ababa University between 2008-2016. He is currently employed at UNESCO IICBA as a program officer for teacher education and curriculum development.

MS. LIESL HARTMAN, (BAFA, HDE PG SEC) is the Head of Education at the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town (South Africa), appointed to this position in July 2018. Liesl is best known in arts educational community in Cape Town as the principal of the Peter Clarke Art Centre, a position that she has held for since 2010. During her tenure as principal, the Art Centre was awarded the Cape 300 Foundation Gold medal for excellence in Arts Education. She has been involved in formal and community based Visual Art and Design Education for 27 years in her capacity as teacher, facilitator and manager. She has taught children and adults of all ages in a variety of contexts. She was part-time lecturer for the Visual Arts and Design post- graduate method course at the University of Cape Town until her appointment at the Zeitz MOCAA. She has received excellence awards for her support of, and in- service training for teachers in, the Creative Arts curriculum for the Western Cape Education Department and for her teaching in the Adult Basic Education and Training curriculum. She has written a variety of teaching and learning support material for the Creative and Visual Arts curricula for the Western Cape Education Department across all phases and has also done extensive training for educators. She has been appointed as external moderator for the Grade 12 National Practical Examination process since 2014. She served as the Chairperson of the Ibhabhathane Project, a local and national arts educational and in-service teacher training programme based in Cape Town for 9 years. She project- managed and worked as a facilitator within the project for 16 years. The Ibhabhathane Project has offered access to arts education to children and teachers in South Africa for the past 17 years. She is a teacher and facilitator in the CICLO Arts Educational Exchange Project (Denmark/South Africa) and worked as a design facilitator in the Phakama International Arts Educational Exchange Project for 5 years. (South Africa/London/India) Her vision for the Zeit MOCAA Centre for Education is to provide a museum experience that will be meaningful for audiences whatever their age, background or expectation. Through rich and varied education programmes, Liesl hopes to build a Centre for Education at the Zeitz MOCAA that will convey the content of the collection and the temporary exhibitions with sensitivity and humility. “I am excited by the ways in which we will create programming around the exhibitions and the collection that honours the voices if the artists and creates memorable experiences for audiences” This work has already begun in the programming that has been introduced for schools, families and the general public. Collaborations and partnership projects with community organisations and tertiary institutions, is underway to extend the work of the Centre for Art Education and to ensure the reach of the museum beyond its physical walls. The curatorial department and the Centre for Art Education work closely together to ensure that the content of exhibitions and the work of the museum at large can be shared by local and international visiting academics and institutions through programming that allows for formal and informal debate, discussion and exchange. Liesl believes that education in and through the Creative and Visual Arts is a powerful tool for positive change, healing, developing a sense of identity and bringing a sense of enjoyment and excitement to learning.

6 DR CORINNE FOREST, Head Technical Unit at Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund (Mauritius). Dr Forest is also an ICOMOS World Heritage Advisor. She completed her PhD entitled 'the role of heritage in nation building: the case study of Mauritius' at Ecole des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, France. Employed at the Aapravasi Ghat Trust Fund since 2004, she is in charge of research and heritage projects aiming at preserving, documenting and promoting the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Property and heritage associated with the history of indenture. She has led several heritage projects such as the setting up of the Postal Museum in 2008 and of the Beekrumsing Ramlallah Interpretation Centre at the Aapravasi Ghat World Heritage Site inaugurated in 2014.

MR. DARREN MILLIGAN, Senior Digital Strategist, Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access, and Director of the Smithsonian Learning Lab (USA). Mr. Milligan leads strategy for digital outreach at the Center for Learning and Digital Access at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for researching and developing services for making online museum assets accessible and useful to educators and learners, including producing experiences such as online games and interactives, managing pan-Institutional social media initiatives for teachers, and directing web platforms, including the online portal for educational resources at the Institution, SmithsonianEducation.org and the Smithsonian Learning Lab. He has also developed citizen-science programmes and online mentoring communities at the Purple Martin Conservation Association.

DR. WILLIAM C. DIEHL, Assistant Professor of Education and Coordinator of Online Graduate Programs at Penn State College of Education (USA). Dr. Diehl also serves as associate editor for The American Journal of Distance Education and is an expert reviewer for other academic journals. He is the director of The American Center for the Study of Distance Education and the founder of the International Museum of Distance Education and Technology. Dr. Diehl is author and co-author of numerous articles in academic journals and proceedings at academic conferences. A consultant in the corporate, higher education, and government sectors, his professional experience also includes work as K-12 teacher, technologist, web designer and developer, instructional designer, and multimedia consultant. He is co-editor of the 4th Edition of the Handbook of Distance Education (January 2019). His book chapters include the Handbook of Distance Education (2nd, 3rd, 4th editions) and The Handbook of Mobile Learning.

DR TERRY SIMIOTI NYAMBE, Assistant Curator of Ichthyology, Livingstone Museum (Zambia) and Executive Board Member of the International Council of Museum (ICOM). Since 2003, Terry Nyambe has been the Assistant Keeper of Ichthyology in the Natural History Department of the Livingston Museum in Zambia. He studied ecology at the University of Zambia. Since his university graduation, he obtained a diploma in information technology. In 2006, he completed a course in biodiversity and fish taxonomy at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. In 2007, he took a course in museology in Osaka, Japan, co- hosted by Minpaku and Lake Biwa Museums. His work at the Livingston Museum involves research, exhibitions, curation, documentation, and publications. He is on the Executive Board of ICOM and was previously active in AFRICOM (International Council of African Museums).

7 PROF. GEORGE O. ABUNGU, Founding Director and Lead Consultant, Okello Abungu Heritage Consultants (Kenya). Prof. Abungu is a Cambridge-trained archaeologist and former Director-General of the National Museums of Kenya. He is the founding Chairman of Africa 2009, ISCOTIA (the International Standing Committee on the Traffic in Illicit Antiquities), and CHDA, the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa among others. Prof. Abungu has been a guest scholar at the Getty Conservation Institute and Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, and a visiting professor in numerous Universities worldwide. He is a recipient of the “Ife Prize in Museology”2007; Distinction of “Passeur du Patrimone by Ecole du Patrimoine Africain 2009; Lifetime Achievement in Defense of Art 2012, ARCA; Chevalier de l’Order de Arts et des Lettres 2012 France; African World Heritage Fund Award 2016; and Ordre National Du Lion Chevalier, Senegal 2018. Prof. Abungu has numerous publications in the disciplines of archaeology, heritage management, museology, culture and development, heritage and tourism and heritage and sustainable development. He has been an advisor to the Aluka project of the Mellon Foundation USA, the Global Heritage Fund USA, Vice President of International Council of Museums (ICOM), and a Member of the International Jury of the UNESCO Melina Mecouri International Prize for Safeguard and Management of Cultural Landscapes. He is a member of the International Experts of the Humboldt Forum, Berlin, Germany. He has sat on the World Monuments Watch panel of the World Monument Fund, New York and was Kenya’s Representative to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, and Vice-President of its Bureau (2004-2008). He is a Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Stellenbosch South Africa and was Elizabeth Eddy Professor of Applied Anthropology, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA. He is the immediate former and founding Professor of Heritage Studies, at the University of Mauritius. Currently he serves as a Special Advisor to the Director General of ICCROM, Rome.

MS. ANN THERESE NDONG-JATTA, Director and Representative of the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Ndong-Jatta pursued undergraduate studies at Bayero University in Kano Nigeria and graduated in 1981 with a combined honors degree in History and Education. In 1983 she won the AAI Scholarship to pursue a Master’s program in Educational Leadership at the Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee. On her return in 1985 she was appointed as the first female Principal of St Peter’s high school which function she combined with coordinator of Head Teacher Management training program sponsored by the Commonwealth Secretariat. She pursued two post graduate certificate programs in Policy Analysis and Leaders in Development at Harvard University. She was appointed Director of planning in 1995 and then became the first Chief Education officer and Director of Secondary and tertiary Education respectively. From January 1999-2004, she served as the Minister of Education. Following an exemplary tenure as Minister, she joined UNESCO as Director of Basic Education from 2004. She became Director for the Bureau of Education in Africa, based in Dakar, Senegal in 2008. She joined the Regional Office for Eastern Africa in 2016.

DR. YUMIKO YOKOZEKI, Director of the UNESCO-International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA). Dr Yokozeki is a specialist in education. She started her career as science/mathematics teacher in Kenya and Zimbabwe. Then she joined UNICEF as an education officer, and moved to JICA where she played a leading role in Japan’s educational cooperation. After 17 years with JICA, she moved back to UNICEF to work as Education Chief in two Africa Regional Offices for Eastern and Southern Africa, and Western and Central Africa. Since 2015, she has been the Director of UNESCO IICBA, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. While her specialization remains in Africa, she has working experiences in Asia/Pacific, South Asia, Middle East/North Africa, and Latin America. She has M.Ed. from Harvard Graduate School of Education and Ph.D. from Institute of Education, University of London.

8 MS. KARALYN MONTEIL, Regional Advisor for Culture at the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. Karalyn joined UNESCO in 2001 and was based at the Organization’s Headquarters in Paris (France), where she worked for World Heritage and Museum programmes. Since January 2016, she has been responsible for implementing UNESCO’s Culture Programme in 13 countries covered by the UNESCO Regional Office in Eastern Africa (Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda). Prior to joining UNESCO, Karalyn worked for the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) in Paris and the Department for Cultural Affairs in Chicago (USA). She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications from the University of Dayton (USA) and earned a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies from the University of Leicester (UK). Her areas of expertise include museums and cultural heritage in the Africa region and supporting the development of national culture policies. She has extensive experience working on projects with conflict and PCPD countries.

Webinar Resources

Recommendation concerning the Protection and Promotion of Museums and Collections, their Diversity and their Role in Society, https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000246331

UNESCO Education response to Covid-19: https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse

UNESCO Gender dimensions: https://en.unesco.org/news/covid-19-school-closures-around-world-will-hit- girls-hardest

UNESCO Snapshot of policy measures: https://gemreportunesco.wordpress.com/2020/03/24/how-are- countries-addressing-the-covid-19-challenges-in-education-a-snapshot-of-policy-measures/

UNESCO Planning for equity: https://gemreportunesco.wordpress.com/2020/03/25/three-ways-to-plan-for- equity-during-the-coronavirus-school-closures/

UNESCO Distance learning solutions: https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse/solutions

UNESCO National learning platforms: https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse/nationalresponses

UNESCO Global Coalition for education: https://en.unesco.org/covid19/educationresponse/solutions

Smithsonian Learning Lab: https://learninglab.si.edu/

American Center for The Study of Distance Education: http://www.americancenterfordistanceeducation.com

INEE webinar on Continuing education in low-tech and low resource environments: https://inee.org/coronavirus-covid-19/webinars

UNHCR COVID Education response: https://www.unhcr.org/5e787bea4; https://www.unhcr.org/5e81cf1d7

Ed Tech Hub: https://edtechhub.org/

Aapravasi Ghat Trust in Mauritius: http://www.aapravasighat.org/English/Education/Pages/default.aspx

Smithsonian Cultural Rescue Initiative: https://www.iccrom.org/sites/default/files/Resources_SCRI_30_March_2020.pdf

ICCROM COVID-19 Collections Care Resources: https://www.iccrom.org/sites/default/files/COVID-19 Collections Care Resources.pdf

ICCROM “Heritage in Times of COVID”: https://www.iccrom.org/relevant-links

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