The Sylff Association secretariat is pleased to share the latest articles on the Sylff Association Website
The Sylff Association secretariat is pleased to share the announcement on the call for COVID Video Messages from Fellow and some Voices articles from the COVID-19 pandemic series on the Sylff Association website.
Sylff News
"Call for COVID Video Messages from Fellows" (Oct. 22, 2021)
The Sylff Association secretariat has launched the call for COVID Video Messages from Fellows. Please view the video message from the Sylff Association secretariat. We are looking forward to receiving your videos to overcome the difficulties caused by the pandemic together.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29485/
Voices from the Sylff Community
"COVID-19: Highlighting the Need to Address Stress, Anxiety, and Trauma in the South African Education Landscape" (May 31, 2021)
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the learning environment in South Africa includes challenges in adjusting to online teaching and the impact of trauma, 2012 Sylff fellow Liza Hamman says. To address stress and anxiety among learners and educators and help create a positive learning environment, Hamman developed an online mindful training course for South African educators using a Sylff Leadership Initiatives grant.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29168/
"Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Performance of Contractual Obligations, Particularly in Credit Agreements" (May 27, 2021)
Masa Miskovic, a 2020 Sylff fellow, reviews how the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as government measures to combat it, has impacted contractual relations worldwide. In the latter part of the article, she focuses on the support measures implemented in Serbia, which, as in many other countries, include a moratorium on payments of credit obligations.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29147/
"Community and Risk Communication: Experience of COVID-19 Communication in India" (May 21, 2021)
Sreerupa Sengupta discusses the positive and negative aspects of the risk communication strategies taken by India during COVID-19. On an international level, lessons learned from past pandemics have led to improvements in risk communication, and the Internet and social media have been used significantly to reach the public. But among other problems, use of the term “social distancing” reinforced the caste-based inequality prevalent in Indian society, Sengupta notes.
https://www.sylff.org/news_voices/29095/