Strategic Education Response Program

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In times of crisis, people demonstrate incredible resilience, coming together to provide essential support like food, water, medicine, and shelter to those in need. While these efforts are vital, one crucial aspect often overlooked is the immediate need to restore education for children and communities affected by disasters.

Here in Southern California, recent wildfires have devastated entire communities, including schools that once served thousands of students. Many educators have lost not only their classrooms but also the supplies and resources they need to teach. These wildfires have left teachers and students without the tools to resume their learning routines, compounding the challenges of recovery.

Through its Strategic Education Response Program (SERP), Global Education Vision (GEV) is stepping in to help. We are assembling 40-gallon storage containers filled with essential classroom supplies to support teachers in fire-affected areas as they rebuild their classrooms and resume instruction. Each container is thoughtfully packed with basic tools like paper, pencils, markers, and other essentials, enabling teachers to set up their classrooms and provide a sense of normalcy for their students.

This initiative not only helps restore education but also provides a much-needed sense of stability for children and their families as they rebuild their lives.

How You Can Help:

• Donate Supplies: Contribute classroom materials to help fill the storage containers.
• Volunteer: Join us in assembling and distributing the kits to affected areas.
• Support Financially: Your monetary donations ensure that we can meet the needs of teachers and students quickly and effectively.

The Strategic Education Response Program is not limited to wildfire recovery. The program has also launched a pilot initiative in Ukraine, where the ongoing conflict has displaced millions of students and teachers. Many schools have been destroyed, and education has been disrupted at every level.

SERP aims to restore Ukrainian-language instruction for students regardless of where they are—whether in shelters, refugee camps, or other temporary settings. The program is developing a comprehensive online education dashboard that enables teachers and parents to manage all aspects of a student’s education, from attendance and assessments to content delivery and grading.

This model, designed to adapt to a variety of disaster and emergency situations, seeks to ensure that education continues uninterrupted, giving hope and stability to children and families in need.

Join Us in Rebuilding Education
At GEV, we believe education is a cornerstone of recovery and resilience. Whether through wildfire recovery efforts in Southern California or restoring education in Ukraine, we are committed to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to learn and thrive, even in the most challenging circumstances.

If you’d like to donate, volunteer, or learn more about how you can support these efforts, please contact us at SERP@gevglobal.org. Together, we can make a lasting impact and help communities rebuild their futures.