Skip to main content

Until ECW’s High-Level Financing Conference #HLFC2023 on 16-17 February in Geneva, Switzerland   Register now!

#222MillionDreams✨📚

Home
HLFC

Social media

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • Tiktok
Use quotes to search for an exact word or phrase
Sort by:
Home
  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Our Strategy
    • Our Governance
    • The ECW Team
    • Our Partners
      • Donor Contributions
    • Accountability
    • ECW Logo and Brand Guidelines
  • Our Investments
    • Where We Work
    • Funding Windows
    • Information for Grantees
    • Focus Areas
      • Aid Localisation
      • Climate Crisis
      • Disability Inclusion
      • Early Childhood Education
      • Forced Displacement
      • Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls
      • Holistic Education
      • Mental Health and Psychosocial Support
  • Impact & Results
    • Main Results Dashboard
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Annual Results Reports
    • Knowledge and Resources
    • Evaluations
  • News & Stories
    • Press Releases
    • #222MillionDreams✨📚 Campaign
    • Human Interest Stories
    • Featured Content
    • Executive Director's Corner
    • Newsletters
    • In the News
    • Postcards from the Edge
  • Resource Library

Social media

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • Tiktok
Use quotes to search for an exact word or phrase
Sort by:
Education Cannot Wait
  1. News & Stories
  2. Featured Content

Back to Learning in South Sudan

Articles & Blogs
May 2016
Available languages:
English
news2

School is a magical place, but for most children in South Sudan, it’s just a dream. Even before the current conflict, there were more than one million children out of school, with a further 400,000 children losing out on an education due to the fighting. The world’s newest country now has the highest proportion of out-of-school children globally.

Nearly one in every three schools in conflict-affected areas has been destroyed, damaged, occupied or closed. Across the country, only 36 per cent of functioning schools have access to water and only 49 per cent have toilets. Children often have long and dangerous journeys to attend classes. Other barriers like early marriage, educational costs, overcrowded classrooms, and untrained teachers are keeping kids out of school.

The ideas and concepts behind the Education Cannot Wait Fund were explored at country level in South Sudan to better understand how the Fund would work on the ground. These findings have determined the shape, approach and functions of the Fund.

Meet Eunice and Nelson, two South Sudanese teenagers sharing the obstacles to education and hopes for the future. Share their stories and raise awareness about the lack of opportunities for so many in South Sudan.

#EducationCannotWait

More featured content

HLFC promotional banner

ECW's High-Level Financing Conference

Co-hosted by ECW and Switzerland Co-convened with Colombia, Germany, Niger, Norway, and South Sudan. February 16-17, 2023 - Geneva, Switzerland Around the world...
16 February 2023
Events
Learn more

Education Cannot Wait High-Level Interview: Patricia Danzi, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

ECW: Switzerland is co-hosting Education Cannot Wait’s High-Level Financing Conference in Geneva on 16-17 February 2023, in collaboration with the governments of Colombia...
08 February 2023
Q&A
Learn more
MEPs

Members of the European Parliament Join Civil Society Organizations in Calling on European Commission Leaders to pledge €160 Million in Funding for Education Cannot Wait

This week, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) called on the European Commission to pledge at least €160 Million to Education Cannot Wait...
02 February 2023
Articles & Blogs
Learn more
Learn more

Main navigation

  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Our Strategy
    • Our Governance
    • The ECW Team
    • Our Partners
    • Accountability
    • ECW Logo and Brand Guidelines
  • Our Investments
    • Where We Work
    • Funding Windows
    • Information for Grantees
    • Focus Areas
  • Impact & Results
    • Main Results Dashboard
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Annual Results Reports
    • Knowledge and Resources
    • Evaluations
  • News & Stories
    • Press Releases
    • #222MillionDreams✨📚 Campaign
    • Human Interest Stories
    • Featured Content
    • Executive Director's Corner
    • Newsletters
    • In the News
    • Postcards from the Edge
  • Resource Library

Secondary footer menu

  • Donate
  • Contact us

Social media

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • Tiktok
Site by vardot™
Education Cannot Wait © 2023

Footer

  • Terms and Conditions
  • Accessibility