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World Vision a través de sus programas de patrocinio y su proyecto “La Educación No Puede Esperar” realizó durante el mes de febrero una serie de acciones que impactó a más 100 familias en las zonas más vulnerables de la ciudad de Medellín.

Afghan engineering student Somaya Faruqi tells girls in her country to pursue STEM against the odds.

• The Afghan Dreamers are a set of young girls pursuing science careers
• The Dreamers were hit when the Taliban took over the country in 2021
• Engineering student Somaya Faruqi continues to inspire them from the US

Through funding from the German Government (KfW), the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and Education Cannot Wait (ECW), UNICEF is supporting radio learning classes and radio clubs as alternative learning pathways in north-east Nigeria.

Die Gesamtfinanzierung von ECW für Uganda beläuft sich auf 75 Millionen US-Dollar. Neue Investitionen, die Save the Children und UNHCR in Zusammenarbeit mit der Regierung Ugandas getätigt haben, werden 122.000 Flüchtlingskinder und Kinder aus dem Aufnahmeland erreichen. Die Finanzierungslücke in Höhe von 180 Millionen US-Dollar besteht nach wie vor, während Partner zusammenkommen, um Afrikas größte Flüchtlingskrise anzugehen.

 Education Cannot Wait renueva el programa de resiliencia plurianual en Uganda con una inversión de financiación catalítica de 25 millones de dólares estadounidenses

ECW total funding to Uganda tops US$75 million. New investment delivered by Save the Children and UNHCR in partnership with Government of Uganda will reach 122,000 refugee and host community children. US$180 million funding gap remains as partners come together to address Africa's largest refugee crisis.

ECW total funding to Uganda tops US$75 million. New investment delivered by Save the Children and UNHCR in partnership with Government of Uganda will reach 122,000 refugee and host community children. US$180 million funding gap remains as partners come together to address Africa's largest refugee crisis.

Une subvention de première réponse en situation d’urgence d’un montant de 2 millions de dollars américains, a été annoncée le 13 mars. Elle permettra d’aider 47 000 filles et garçons touchés par les graves inondations survenues au Tchad.

Islamabad, March 13, 2023 (PPI-OT): Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Mr. Rana Tanveer held an online meeting with the representatives of ‘Education Cannot Wait Mission’ under UNICEF led by Mr. Maarten Bartends, Chief Humanitarian Liaison, Mr. Robert Edward Dutton and Mr. Jihane Latrous, Gender Manager UNICEF today on 13th March, 2023.

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced today a new fast-acting US$2 million First Emergency Response Grant that will reach 47,000 girls and boys impacted by the massive floods in Chad, bringing ECW funding to Chad to over US$38 million so far, including ECW’s multi-year humanitarian-development investments.

Face aux inondations qui ont détruit et endommagé les écoles desservant 1,5 million de personnes, l’investissement d’Education sans délai octroyé par l’intermédiaire de l’UNICEF permettra à 47 000 élèves d’avoir accès à des environnements d’apprentissage protecteurs et de qualité.

On 16 and 17 February, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) High-Level Financing Conference took place in Geneva. This was co-hosted by ECW with the government of Switzerland; and co-convened by the governments of Colombia, Germany, Niger, Norway and South Sudan.

On the day that Vladimir Cuk, Executive Director of the International Disability Alliance (IDA) was to take the stage to make his remarks at the recently concluded Education Cannot Wait High-Level Conference (HLFC) in Geneva, the chair lift to the podium malfunctioned.