The pandemic has disrupted education for nearly 1.3 billion students worldwide. The dominant alternative model for education has been tethered to internet access and broadcast stations. But what happens to children who live in households without access to technology or an internet connection? We're going to Kenya to find out.

In this episode: 

Catherine Soi (@C_SOI), Al Jazeera journalist in Nairobi, Kenya; Justin Sandefur (@JustinSandefur), a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development; and Evelyn Jepkemei (@Jepkemei), educational advisor at World University Service of Canada.

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Education on hold: School closures disadvantaging Africa's poor

Stigma, fears of quarantine hinder Kenya's COVID-19 fight

Stamping out misinformation in Kenya's COVID-19 fight

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The pandemic has disrupted education for nearly 1.3 billion students worldwide. The dominant alternative model for education has been tethered to internet access and broadcast stations. But what happens to children who live in households without access to technology or an internet connection? We're going to Kenya to find out.In this episode: Catherine Soi (<a href="https://twitter.com/C_SOI " target="_blank">@C_SOI</a>), <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/catherine-soi.html " target="_blank">Al Jazeera journalist</a> in Nairobi, Kenya; Justin Sandefur (<a href="https://twitter.com/JustinSandefur " target="_blank">@JustinSandefur</a>), a senior fellow at the <a href="https://www.cgdev.org/ " target="_blank">Center for Global Development</a>; and Evelyn Jepkemei (<a href="https://twitter.com/Jepkemei " target="_blank">@Jepkemei</a>), educational advisor at <a href="https://wusc.ca/ " target="_blank">World University Service of Canada</a>.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/education-hold-school-closures-disadvantaging-africas-poor-200406105549267.html " target="_blank">Education on hold: School closures disadvantaging Africa's poor</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/stigma-fears-quarantine-hinder-kenyas-covid-19-fight-200515103153190.html" target="_blank">Stigma, fears of quarantine hinder Kenya's COVID-19 fight</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/stamping-misinformation-kenya-covid-19-fight-200424195805081.html " target="_blank">Stamping out misinformation in Kenya's COVID-19 fight</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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