Human Interest Stories

Girls in Ethiopia.
Get to know the inspiring stories of the girls and boys at the heart of ECW results!
 
ECW’s investments are reaching millions of crisis-affected girls and boys with safe, inclusive quality education. We thank our grantees across the world whose dedicated work in crisis-affected communities is empowering children and adolescents. We are particularly grateful to the girls and boys, parents, teachers and communities supported by ECW-funded programmes who have accepted to share their incredible stories of hope and perseverance. 

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Do you have a story to share on how ECW’s support is making a difference where you are? We would love to hear from you!

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Featured human stories

Student and teacher in Mali.

Mouly's Reading Corner

An Education Cannot Wait-supported “Reading Corner” initiative is bringing out-of-school children like Mouly to the classroom in Timbuktu and Taoudenit, Mali

Mali
Hafsat smiles as she teachers her students the alphabet at the ECW-funded temporary learning centre in Hajj Camp. © UNICEF/Ahmad Mari

An Empathetic Educator: Hafsat's Story

A teacher at the Education Cannot Wait-supported, UNICEF-run learning centre in Hajj Camp goes above and beyond for her students affected by armed...

Nigeria

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For every child, every right: ECW and partners work to fulfill the right to education for crisis-affected children and youth around the world.

For every child, every right: ECW and partners work to fulfill the right to education for crisis-affected children and youth around the world.

Girl in school in Ukraine.

An ECW-supported initiative, implemented by UNICEF, is installing shatter-resistant window film for children and adolescents to be safer in their schools in Ukraine

Teachers Day 2023

Education Cannot Wait celebrates educators in crisis contexts through a special photo collection and continues to prioritize support for teachers

Jannat studies in class in Bangladesh.

An ECW-supported Save the Children-run learning centre in Cox’s Bazar is reigniting a young refugee girl’s dream of becoming a doctor.

HAWA

An ECW-supported programme, delivered by UNHCR, is improving literacy rates and learning outcomes for refugees in Chad