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COVID-19: 4 ways education can support Africa's immediate and long-term recovery

Students queue before being screened as schools begin to reopen after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in Langa township in Cape Town, South Africa June 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

School programmes are vital to educate children, whilst providing families with much-needed nutritional and economic support. Image: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings

Jean-marc Bernard
Senior Education Economist, Global Partnership for Education.
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