Title:
Lessons from Sierra Leone's Ebola pandemic on the impact of school closures on girls
Authors:
Imran Rasul, Andrea Smurra &Oriana Bandiera
Published:
The Conversation, 20 May 2020
https://theconversation.com/lessons-from-sierra-leones-ebola-pandemic-on-the-impact-of-school-closures-on-girls-137837
From the article:
In this article, we consider what we might learn based on our earlier research from the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic in West Africa. This was the “longest, largest, deadliest, and … most complex [Ebola outbreak] in history.”
We consider, in particular, the impact on young women of the closure of all primary and secondary schools through the 2014-2015 academic year. Using the findings from our own study we highlight the consequences of the closures and propose interventions to counter these adverse impacts.