UNICEF Honduras Representative Mark Connolly on stomping out misinformation about the novel coronavirus, shielding deported children from stigma and using TV to keep kids learning.
about mobilizing young people to share accurate health information; the stigma faced by children and families deported from the U.S. and Mexico during the pandemic; and how educational television is helping children to continue learning while schools are closed in a country where internet access is a rare commodity. This conversation has been edited and condensed.
On the good side, we've been in full lockdown for 60 days. So even without the epidemiological intelligence, the government was prudent to see what was happening elsewhere and put in some rather severe measures. But that can only last for so long.One thing we've seen in response efforts around the globe is the importance of communicating accurate information.
We are one of the countries in the region that uses U-Report. This was set up long before COVID. It's basically via telephone: young people become reporters about what's going on in their communities and what they care about. U-Report is backed up worldwide with a whole survey apparatus, where you can do five questions and, in real time, see what people are believing. That's like taking the pulse of public opinion, but it's led by young people.
So while families affected by violence are migrating less, that doesn't mean they are staying at home. They're displaced. They go to another community where uncles or aunts or relatives are, so they're moving around to flee violence, just not crossing borders. And then of course, once the 14 days are up, where do they go? What we're finding is we have to be very discreet on getting them back into communities because of the stigma and discrimination. No one wants them if they find out that they were on a deportation flight coming from somewhere north of here. It's very, very complicated but we're getting it done. This area is a big concern, and we've been putting a lot of activity into it.
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