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Transforming the Landscape of Global Education
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. We support and protect holistic learning outcomes – so no one is left behind.
ECW works through the multilateral system to both increase the speed of responses in crises and connect immediate relief and longer-term interventions through multi-year programming. ECW works in close partnership with governments, public and private donors, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and other humanitarian and development aid actors to increase efficiencies and end siloed responses.
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News & Stories
Mr. Khalifa Jassim Al-Kuwari is the Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), managing the State of Qatar’s foreign aid and...
10 April 2023
Q&A
Parliamentarians from across the world have united to urge G7 leaders to commit to protecting, prioritizing, and increasing official development assistance (ODA) to...
05 April 2023
Articles & Blogs
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Executive Director Yasmine Sherif announced today that ECW intends to continue to expand its investments in Colombia. ECW’s support...
29 March 2023
ECW's High-Level
Financing Conference
Co-hosted by ECW and Switzerland, and co-convened with
Colombia, Germany, Niger, Norway and South Sudan.
February 16-17, 2023.
Geneva Switzerland
Focus Areas
Together with partners, ECW delivers collective education outcomes in key priority areas:
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