LEONORA MacEWEN

Leonora MacEwen
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Education in emergencies, vulnerability analysis, risk reduction strategies for the education sector, education sector plan preparation, capacity development

Ms Leonora MacEwen is a Programme Specialist at IIEP and a member of the Technical Cooperation team. She oversees and manages IIEP’s portfolio of work on integrating conflict and disaster risk reduction into education sector policy-making and planning processes.

She leads IIEP’s crisis-sensitive planning technical cooperation activities, working with countries on the development of sector plans, as well as risk analyses and risk reduction strategies for the education sector. She has also designed and led the development of guidance, research and training courses in this field. 

Education

  • Master of Comparative Development Studies from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, (France)
  • Master of Education Sciences (France), Paris V Université de Réné Descartes, (France)

Publications

  • MacEwen, L. 2020. UNESCO-IIEP. Policy brief: Ensuring the effective management of primary-level teachers in refugee settings in Ethiopia.
  • MacEwen, L. 2019. Norrag Special Edition. Crisis-sensitive Educational Planning for Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia.
  • MacEwen, L., Diaz-Varela, A., & Vaessen, J. (2016). UNESCO-IIEP. What to prioritize when everything is a priority? Crisis-sensitive education sector planning in South Sudan.
  • MacEwen, L. 2016. UNESCO-IIEP. Burkina Faso: Integrating conflict and disaster risk reduction into an education sector plan.
  • Bird, L.; MacEwen, L. 2012. Crisis-sensitive educational planning. IIEP Newsletter Vol  XXX. No. 1, January-June 2012. Paris: IIEP-UNESCO
  • Galy, D.; MacEwen, L. 2012. Analysing the education sector’s vulnerability: How Chad seeks to protect its education system. IIEP Newsletter Vol  XXX. No. 1, January-June 2012. Paris: IIEP-UNESCO
  • Bird, L.; MacEwen, L. 2012. Conflict-sensitive educational planning for peacebuilding: the broader context, in “Education for Global Citizenship”. Qatar Foundation Publishing Center: Education Above All
  • MacEwen, L. 2010. Voluntary repatriation and the participation of Mauritanian refugees, in “Forced Migration Review”. Oxford: University of Oxford, Refugees Studies Center
  • Bird, L.; Choudhuri, S.; MacEwen, L. 2010. Education sector planning: working to mitigate the risk of violent conflict. Paper commissioned for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2011, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education
  • Bird, L.; MacEwen, L. 2010. Promoting resilience: developing capacity within education systems affected by conflict. Think piece for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2011, The hidden crisis: Armed conflict and education
  • MacEwen, L. 2009. Certification counts: recognizing the learning attainments of displaced and refugee students. IIEP Policy Brief 1: Paris: IIEP-UNESCO