This book is based on the INEE Minimum Standards for Education. The INEE is the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies. It is a network of many agencies and people in many countries. It was created to improve the standard of education provided in emergency situations. The standards were developed over several years. They include ideas taken from the experience of people from all over the world. A total of more than 3500 people from over 80 countries helped to develop the standards.
The INEE Minimum Standards relate to preparedness, response, and recovery. They were developed as part of a bigger project called the Sphere Project. The purpose of the Sphere Project is to guarantee the Right to Life with Dignity of everyone affected by emergencies. It makes practitioners accountable to the communities where they’re working in an emergency.
In this book, the original minimum standards set out by INEE have been contextualized (made relevant) for Afghanistan. Important technical terms are explained, and examples are given. The aim is to make the most important concepts clearer so as to help practitioners at local level to run effective education programs in emergencies. There are 19 standards in total. They are organized in five sections in this book (this is the same organizational structure as the original INEE Minimum Standards book).