Results for
Children
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ECW outcomes focus on access, equity and gender equality, continuity, quality learning, and safe and protective learning environments.
Beneficiary Outcomes 1 and 3
Improved Access and Continuity of Education
ECW has estimated that as of 2023, 224 million crisis-affected children and adolescents globally need education support. Almost a third of these children are out of school. Ensuring that crisis-affected children are provided with continuous quality learning and stay in school until they complete their education are essential priority areas for ECW.
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Increased Access and Continuity of Education
100% of programmes reporting on access to education as an outcome in 2022 show increased enrolment and attendance among learners. 96% of programmes reporting on education continuity in 2022 show improvements in the rates of completion or transition to a new education level, grade or non-formal to formal system. 80% of programmes show a similar or better level of gender parity in access and continuity of education.
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Improving Completion and Transition
94% of programmes reported completion rates of 50% or higher for children completing their programme, education level or grade. 80% of programmes reported transition rates of at least 50%.
Stronger Focus on Early‑Childhood and Secondary Education
From 2019 to 2022, the proportion of total pre-primary and secondary school-aged children reached grew from 5% to 9% and 3% to 13% respectively. Budget allocations at early childhood and secondary education levels have increased to 11% for pre-primary and 15% for secondary education over the 2018–2022 period.
Progress Highlights
Outcome 1
Number of teachers and administrators recruited and/or financially supported since inception
Number of classrooms (including temporary learning spaces) built or rehabilitated since inception
*57 % adapted/accessible to children with disabilities
Number of children/youth (aged 3-18) reached with non-formal education programmes since inception
Number of households in ECW-supported communities receiving cash transfers for education since inception
Progress Highlights
Outcome 3
Percentage of ECW-supported programmes with increased survival, transition or completion of crisis-affected children and youth
Number of children (aged 3-8 years) reached with early childhood education services since inception
Number of children (aged 3-18) who received quality school feeding since inception
Number of ECW-supported countries that have adopted accreditation frameworks for accelerated/non-formal education programmes for crisis-affected children
*58% of 26 MYRPs
Beneficiary Outcome 2
Strengthened Equity and Gender Equality
Equity and gender equality in emergencies and protracted crises are at the forefront of ECW’s mandate. To fulfil its commitments on gender and inclusive education, ECW set ambitious targets of reaching 60% of girls and 10% of children with disabilities in all its investments.
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More girls than boys supported in 2022
Over half of all children supported in 2022 (2.08 million) were girls aged 3 to 18. Notably, ECW-supported programmes are now reaching more girls than boys for the first time across pre-primary and secondary education levels, within refugee populations, within non-formal education, and through the FER funding window.
Reaching Children with Disabilities
ECW reached more than 65,800 children and adolescents with disabilities through active grants in 2022 (1.6% of all those reached). The number of children with disabilities reached by MYRPs increased by an encouraging 140% – from 25,500 (47.5% girls) in 2021 to 61,200 (48.7% girls) in 2022.
Reaching Forcibly Displaced Children
In 2022, ECW reached more than 883,500 refugees (51% girls) and nearly 580,000 IDPs (48.3% girls). More girl refugees (50.6%) than boy refugees were reached in 2022, particularly at the pre-primary and primary levels.
Number and Percentage of Girls Reached
Progress Highlights
Number and percentage of girls out of total children and youth reached by ECW since inception
(Cumulative target in 2022: 50%, 4.45 million, with 60% in at least 3 MYRPs)
Percentage of children and youth identified as having a disability and reached with ECW support, out of all children and youth reached since inception
(Cumulative target in 2022: 3.0%)
Beneficiary Outcome 4
Improved Learning and Skills
Only 25 million children, or 10% of the 224 million school-aged children affected by crisis and conflict, are in school and learning. Education quality is the ultimate objective within the ECW results framework, ensuring that the education provided is of the highest standard to support quality learning outcomes.
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Investments in the quality of education are going up
The share of MYRP programmatic funding allocated to improve the quality of education and learning levels of children has steadily increased – from 16% in 2019 to 25% in 2022. It’s the largest outcome increase in budget allocation during the period.
Teachers Increased knowledge and capacity
The number of teachers trained in 2022 has grown substantially compared to previous years to 72,600 in 2022, totalling almost 141,000 teachers since ECW inception. 2022 is also the first year that 50% of the teachers trained were female.
Education Material
5.3 million children and adolescents (49% girls), e.g. 60% of all children reached, and 67,300 learning spaces/classrooms were supported with teaching and learning materials between 2018 and 2022.
Measuring Learning Outcomes
ECW promotes a holistic approach to learning, encompassing both academic (literacy and numeracy) and social-emotional learning, and all MYRPs have increased levels of learning as a programme objective. The percentage and number of MYRPs with baseline or increased levels of learning data has grown to 62% of all active MYRPs in 2022.
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Distribution of MYRP Budgets
Progress Highlights
Number of classrooms supported with materials to enhance the learning environment
Number of children (aged 3-18) reached with individual learning materials
Number of teachers/ administrators trained
Number of ECW-supported learning spaces that have a functioning school-management committee and / or parent-teacher association
9,909
Beneficiary Outcome 5
Safe and Protective Learning Environment
Creating secure and safe learning environments is crucial to ensuring access to quality education for children and adolescents in settings affected by conflict and protracted crisis. ECW support for safety and protection encompasses (1) violence prevention and assuring the physical safety of learners and teachers; (2) WASH, health and nutrition; and (3) well-being, emotional protection and mental health.
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Improved Safety and Protection
Improved levels of safety and protection for children, adolescents and/or teachers were observed in 65% of programmes in 2022, compared to 29% in 2021. The other 35% reported either a baseline or did not have data, which is expected for those programmes that started in 2022. Since inception, the share of MYRP budget allocated to safety and protection is 14%.
Water, Sanitation, Health and Hygiene
In 2022, 22,300 learning spaces met the minimum standard on WASH. Since ECW’s inception, 50,200 learning spaces have met these standards. In 2022, partners built or rehabilitated 7,500 latrines (75% accessible to children with disabilities). 2/3 of the programmes that built or rehabilitated latrines in 2022 reported that they were gender-sensitive (sex-segregated latrines).
Emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction
In 2022, more than 13,500 teachers and administrators (49% female) were trained in emergency preparedness, disaster risk reduction and risk management.
Improved well-being, mental health, and psychosocial suppoort
By the end of 2022, 16 FERs and all MYRPs had incorporated MHPSS interventions in their programmes, and 49% of programmes provided evidence of improvement – compared to 16% in 2021. Approximately 33,000 teachers (47% female) were trained on MHPSS in 2022 alone and dedicated psychosocial focal points, school counsellors, or social workers were stationed within or close to 3,100 learning spaces since ECW’s inception.
Progress Highlights
Number of ECW-supported learning spaces with increased access to: (i) drinking water; (ii) single-sex basic sanitation facilities; and (iii) basic hand-washing facilities for crisis-affected children and youth
Number of latrines built or rehabilitated since inception
Number of teachers/administrators trained on the importance of WASH
Number of teachers/administrators trained in MHPSS
Percentage of learning spaces supported by ECW that have a dedicated counsellor or a social worker available on site
Number of ECW-supported learning spaces where a code of conduct exists, is enforced, and teachers and communities are trained/informed on its application
Number of ECW-supported learning spaces featuring mental health and psychosocial support activities for children
