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One-Year Anniversary Statement on the Hostilities in Gaza by Education Cannot Wait Director Yasmine Sherif

Today with broken hearts, we mark the one-year anniversary since the implosion of Gaza on 7 October 2023. Today we honor the hostages, the arbitrarily detained and the more than 40,000 innocent civilians who have reportedly been killed in this brutal carnage, and the countless others that have been disabled and all who have been traumatized for life.

We join the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and beyond. The Middle East has become a battlefield where thousands of years of culture have been destroyed and millions of lives killed. May there be peace and justice, human security and national security for all the peoples of the Middle East.

Handicap

Anai sur le chemin de l’école

C’est à partir de 2023 que Handicap International a commencé à accompagner Anai et sa famille. Chaque semaine, un kinésithérapeute et un ergothérapeute se rendaient chez eux. À l’aide d’une chaise haute, ils faisaient faire différents exercices à la jeune fille pour renforcer les muscles de ses jambes. L’association lui a aussi fourni un nouveau fauteuil roulant à sa taille, un siège de toilette adapté ainsi que du matériel scolaire. Anai s’est exercée à utiliser ses nouveaux livres, ses crayons et ses stylos sur la chaise haute, pour développer ses capacités d’apprentissage.

Les parents d’Anai sont très dévoués et souhaitent apprendre tout ce qu’ils peuvent pour soutenir au mieux leur fille. Les équipes de Handicap International leur ont enseigné des exercices qu’ils appliquent pour aider Anai à devenir plus forte, plus mobile et à améliorer sa capacité de concentration.

Mirage News

UK Boosts Lebanon Support

  • Through the Lebanon Humanitarian Programme, the UK is one of the largest donors to UN OCHA's Lebanon Humanitarian Fund which has allocated $14.7 million to a range of non-governmental organisations for preparedness and response to displacement.
  • In addition to the $10m announced this week, earlier this year a CERF allocation of $9 million was released to support UN partners response to the rising needs in Southern Lebanon.
  • $2.2 million Education Cannot Wait (ECW) funding has been released to support 5,000 children affected by the crisis. The UK is the second largest donor to ECW
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Education Cannot Wait Interviews UNICEF Representative in Egypt Jeremy Hopkins

Unfortunately, children and their families affected by such conflicts are among the most vulnerable in the world. They endure extreme poverty, severe protection vulnerabilities and they often lack access to basic services. These protracted crises are often overshadowed by more prominent global issues, yet the silent emergency of generations of children deprived of their right to education is a crisis in and of itself. Immediate relief and support are not just necessary—they are a humanitarian imperative.

Multilateral funds like Education Cannot Wait are particularly effective because they pool resources from various donors, ensuring that funds are used equitably, efficiently, and effectively. This collaborative approach maximizes impact and reduces duplication of efforts, ensuring that every dollar spent reaches those who need it most.

Icesco

First Day of ICESCO’s Third Education Ministers Conference Concludes in Oman

The day concluded with the session on “United for Education in times of Crises,” moderated by Ms. Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), bringing together Dr. Amjad Saad Suleiman Dababat, Minister of Education and Higher Education, State of Palestine; Dr. Tariq Salem Saleh Al-Akbari, Minister of Education, Republic of Yemen; Dr. Mohammed Alshiriakah, Chairman of the Gulf Arab States Educational Research Center, Kuwait; Ms. Adele Khodr, Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, UNICEF; Mr. Fahad Al-Sulaiti, CEO, Education Above All; Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Mudiris, Director General, UNESCO Regional Centre of Quality and Excellence in Education; and Mr. Farah Sheikh Abdulqadir, Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education, Republic of Somalia.

UNESCO

UNESCO and Ecuador make progress in measuring socio-emotional skills and comprehensive educational development

This initiative, driven by the global fund Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and led by UNESCO's office in Quito, focuses on strengthening education in emergency situations and prolonged crises. During this first phase, Ecuador requested technical support from LLECE to measure socio-emotional skills in students from MYRP schools, such as empathy, openness to diversity, and self-regulation in school. These skills were also assessed in the latest Regional Comparative and Explanatory Study (ERCE 2019).

Asia One

Education Cannot Wait Announces US$9 Million Cost Extension for Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Iraq: Total ECW Funding Now Tops US$23 Million

Despite concerted efforts by the Government of Iraq and the international community, 2 million children are still out of school. Syrian refugees, children with disabilities, girls and other marginalized groups are the most vulnerable. It is such tragedy to see how Iraq – once the cradle of civilization – is now dependent on international aid to educate her children and refugees. By ensuring quality education and lifelong learning for them, let us hope that we can help deliver and restore education towards stability, which they all so deserve," said Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait, the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises within the United Nations.

Diariolibre

La educación sigue esperando

Invertir eficazmente en la dignificación y profesionalización de la carrera docente, en la evaluación del desempeño y la formación continua de los mismos, en desarrollar competencias de gestión eficiente y eficaz y de liderazgo en todos los directores de escuelas para que el resultado sean niños, niñas y jóvenes con las competencias necesarias para vivir en el siglo 21, dan relevancia a la necesidad de la estabilidad, continuidad y gestión coherente del Sistema Educativo como estrategia país.  Indudablemente se necesita visión de trascendencia y largo plazo.  La educación no puede esperar.

Right to Education

RTE contributed in a event on protecting the right to early childhood care and education during crisis

In the introduction of the event, Denmark, Colombia, South Sudan, Luxembourg and the Maldives shared the challenges and some of the best practices implemented at the national level. Among other points, the need to adapt the responses to national contexts, included through communities based initiatives, as well as the issue of data collection in such contexts were highlighted. Several mentioned the importance of addressing other dimensions - beyond education - such as mental health.

Several key actors shared perspectives from their own work: UNESCO, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, Education cannot Wait (ECW) and the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion.

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Education Cannot Wait Announces US$9 Million Cost Extension for Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Iraq: Total ECW Funding Now Tops US$23 Million

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$9 million cost extension for its highly successful Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Iraq. Total ECW funding in Iraq now tops US$23.8 million.

Initiated in 2021, the multi-year programme delivered by Save the Children and a consortium of international and local partners in coordination with the Ministries of Education, has already reached approximately 50,000 children. Despite these successes, challenges persist in improving the quality of education, reaching the most vulnerable groups, providing support to prepare girls and boys for the workforce, and addressing emerging needs related to climate change and other stressors.

Relief Web

Education Cannot Wait Announces US$9 Million Cost Extension for Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Iraq: Total ECW Funding Now Tops US$23 Million [EN/AR]

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a US$9 million cost extension for its highly successful Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Iraq. Total ECW funding in Iraq now tops US$23.8 million.

Initiated in 2021, the multi-year programme delivered by Save the Children and a consortium of international and local partners in coordination with the Ministries of Education, has already reached approximately 50,000 children. Despite these successes, challenges persist in improving the quality of education, reaching the most vulnerable groups, providing support to prepare girls and boys for the workforce, and addressing emerging needs related to climate change and other stressors.

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Back to school, back to learning: the UK’s role in transforming education worldwide

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and Education Cannot Wait (ECW) are vital for reaching the most marginalised children. The UK should honour its £430 million pledge to GPE, of which only 17% has been disbursed. It’s crucial that the UK fulfils this commitment and ensures full funding for ECW. These multilateral partnerships are the most efficient and effective way to strengthen education systems, which in turn ensures they are able to reach marginalised groups.