Schools in Brazil have been shut because of the Covid-19 pandemic for longer than in most countries. In this guest article, the Alana Institute in Brazil makes a case for using green and open spaces in children’s education, showing how one city is already planning for it once it is safe to return to school.
With Covid-19 coverage focusing more on the negative impact the pandemic is having on citizens worldwide, here we swap ‘what’s gone wrong’ with ‘what’s gone right’, as we take a brief look at creative and considerate initiatives that have also come out of the pandemic.
The Covid-19 pandemic has affected children’s social and economic rights directly and indirectly beyond what we could have foreseen. What are the challenges to achieving these rights for children, and how can they be met during and after a pandemic?