Life in the Time of COVID – 19 – Report has been released

With great pleasure, we as a part of Champions For Girls’ Education have released the report “Life in the time of Covid-19: Mapping the impact of Covid-19 on the lives of school going children especially girls in India” on 26th November 2020.

The study was conducted by Centre For Budget and Policy Studies on behalf of Champions for Girls’ Education, across 3176 households across 5 states in India – Assam (5 Districts), Bihar (8 Districts), Uttar Pradesh-UP (11 Districts) and Telangana (4 Districts), and Delhi (1 District) in order to understand:

  • The impact of Covid-19 on the livelihoods and earnings of families living on the margins, and its relationship with the education of children.
  • The impact of school closures and lockdown on girls’ education, including the changes in the social and familial environment that could impact enrolment and retention of girls in schools.
  • The landscape of the institutional and policy interventions with potential or intent to mitigate the adverse impact of Covid-19 on girls’ education.

The following are the report and policy briefs that have been released today:

  1. Report – Life in the Time of Covid-19 – Mapping the impact of Covid-19 on the lives of school going children especially girls in India
  2. National Policy Brief – Gendered impact of COVID-19 on education of school-aged children in India
  3. Policy Brief – Gendered impact of COVID-19 on education of school-aged children in Bihar
  4. Policy Brief – Gendered impact of COVID-19 on education of school-aged children in Assam
  5. Policy Brief – Gendered impact of COVID-19 on education of school-aged children in Uttar Pradesh