The Dhaka Times Desk Nearly 9.7 million children around the world will never return to school due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic. British-based NGO Save the Children gave this information in a report published on Monday.
Citing UNESCO data, Save the Children says that 1.6 billion children worldwide are out of school and college as of last April. That means almost 90 percent of students have been affected by Covid-19.
Poor countries around the world are cutting spending on education to deal with the deadly coronavirus situation. That money will be spent in other sectors. Because of this, about 9.7 million children will never see the face of school again. Along with that, 9 to 12 crore children's families will also become poor.
According to Save the Children, there is an unprecedented emergency in education. The condition of 12 countries in the world is the worst. The rest of the poor or middle-income countries are not faring too well.
According to the organization's calculations, due to the epidemic, those countries will cut 7 thousand 7 billion dollars in the education sector. Which will affect about one crore children. School will disappear from their lives. The 12 worst performing countries are Pakistan, Afghanistan, Niger, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Yemen, Guinea, Mauritania, Chad and Liberia.
The report also says that for the first time in human history, the education system of an entire generation of children around the world has suffered. So the main slogan or title of the organization's report is 'Save our education'. 9 to 11.7 million children will become poorer. That's why they won't be in school anymore. They are forced to start working to support the family. Being poor will also increase the tendency of girls to be married off quickly. Those families will not have the ability to educate their children. Due to which about 1 crore children will not see the face of school anymore.
According to the nearly 94-page report, girls may fare worse than boys. Gender inequality will also increase. The trend of marrying off girls as children will also increase. Because of which they will be forced to get pregnant at a young age. Maternal mortality will increase as before.
Save the Children also says that between now and the end of 2021, low- and middle-income countries will cut $77 billion in education spending. In the worst-case scenario, this budget cut could reach $19,000 billion by the end of 2021.
Things to do to prevent Corona virus
# stay at home all the time.
# Follow the rules and use mask when going out for emergency.
# three-layer surgical mask can be washed if desired.
# wash clothes after coming home from outside. Or hang it without shaking for at least four hours.
# Wash hands thoroughly (for at least 20 seconds) with soap or liquid before coming outside.
# plastic PPE or eyes, face, head must be washed thoroughly with detergent and dried after one use.
# Wear PPE made of cloth or clean as described.
# Use a head cap that completely covers the hair.
# Those who have sneeze cough should follow all the rules promulgated by the government. Also, wash hands as directed before and after handling food items, keys, switches, mice, remote controls, mobiles, watches, computer desks, TVs, etc. and after using the bathroom. Those who have dry hands use Moisture after washing their hands. Soap or hand liquid can be used. Why can this virus remain in the crackle (cracked part) of dry hands? Avoid using highly alkaline soaps or detergents.
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