📣Global Philanthropy and Education Leader @MaysaJalbout Appointed Director of @EduCannotWait – the global fund for education in crises
#ECW's HLSG Chair, H.E. #SigridKaag, made the announcement following a competitive international search led by a selection committee comprising representatives from @UNICEF, donor governments and civil society.
Read full PR: educationcannotwait.org/news…
📣 Deadline Extended: 21 June 2026!
@EduCannotwait is calling for proposals to strengthen disability-inclusive data systems and programmatic quality in #EiEPC – ensuring more inclusive, safe and equitable learning for children with disabilities.
Help advance more inclusive, safe and equitable learning for children with disabilities.
⏰ 21 June (17:00 Geneva time)
🔗 Learn more: educationcannotwait.org/news…
At just 11 years old, Adjara had to flee her village and rebuild her life in Dédougou.
Thanks to a UNICEF school kit, she is pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher. 💙
#UNICEFTHX@EduCannotWait for supporting children's education.
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With support from @EduCannotWait@SaveChildrenIRQ Duhok Office celebrated International Children's Day with children in Domiz 2 Refugee Camp. Through fun, creative, and engaging activities, children enjoyed a day filled with joy, laughter, and connection.
10-year-old Yaser is learning about countries and continents in his classroom and dream to visit the world someday too. For him, classrooms are windows to a world beyond the camp.
Thanks to @EduCannotWait, children like Yaser now dream beyond the boundaries of camp life. ✨
CASFOD’s 2025 Annual Report is out! 🎉 Thousands of beneficiaries served, countless lives transformed. From media houses to students, our launch was a true celebration of impact collaboration.
Read the report 👉 drive.google.com/file/d/1gOY…@EduCannotWait@MalalaFund@CataiCenter
Nothing is more important than education.
At the Gouze school (20km of Paoua), pupils & their parents are encouraged to make the most of the cash education
Thanks to funding from @EU_Partnerships & @EduCannotWait, they have a better future.
Read more👇
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A restored classroom means children are back to learning, dreaming, and building their future. Through @EduCannotWait''s ECWMYRPII project, crisis-affected learners across Somalia are accessing safe and inclusive education despite the challenges of conflict and climate shocks.
Thousands of girls in CAR 🇨🇫 miss a significant portion of their classes every month because of their periods.
In Bambari, volunteers from the OFCA, supported by UNICEF with @EduCannotWait funding, are showing how reusable sanitary pads can help.
#MenstrualHygieneDay
"Inclusion starts at home and continues at school." 🇨🇴 🇳🇪
Funded by @EduCannotWait, we’re working with @IDA_CRPD_Forum to ensure children with disabilities aren't left out of education during emergencies.
✅ Teacher training
✅ OPD partnerships
✅ Inclusive learning tools
Conflict and displacement have kept thousands of children in Northeast Nigeria out of school.
Through the @EduCannotWait MYRP-II Programme, @CataiCenter is supporting over 4,300 children in Mubi, Adamawa State, & Rann, Borno State to return to safe learning environments
🚀Just launched!
@EduCannotWait Portfolio Overview 2025
Key findings include:
💰$630M in active programmes across 31 crisis-affected countries
⚡Emergency response approvals reduced from 16 weeks in 2024 to 6 weeks in 2025
🌍 More than half of programmes integrate measures that help schools prepare for climate disasters.
👧58% of targeted learners are girls
Explore the full portfolio👇
educationcannotwait.org/reso…
📊 Better data → Better decisions → Better outcomes.
@EduCannotWait is calling for proposals to strengthen how disability data is used to improve programme quality and inclusion in education in emergencies and crisis settings
🗓️ Submit by: 8 June 2026
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Chad hosts 1.5 million refugees.
Over 500,000 of them are school-age children.
Every one of them has the right to learn.
With support from @EduCannotWait, thousands are back in classrooms, with trained teachers, safer spaces and the care they need to thrive.
Because education cannot wait. 📚💙
Education is the light that guides the future. 📚
In the Rohingya refugee camps, where each day carries its own struggles, education remains a source of hope—a path toward a brighter tomorrow.
We thank @EduCannotWait for joining hands with us in this mission. 📖
📣 As the Foreign Affairs Council on Development meets today, global organisations including @PlanGlobal are urging EU Ministers to reaffirm education as a strategic priority of EU external action.
👉 Read the full letter: plan-international.org/uploa…#FAC#FundEducation
Ten-year-old Shadrac Anyazaka does not hesitate when asked about his future. “After finishing my studies, I would like to become President of the Republic one day,” he tells visitors to his school in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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📣@EduCannotWait warmly welcomes #Germany’s €100M commitment – a powerful and sustained investment in education for children affected by conflict and crisis.
As #ECW’s top donor, 🇩🇪is helping drive real impact, expanding access to quality education for girls and boys left furthest behind.
Thank you to @BMZ_Bund for stepping up at a critical moment and to @GlblCtzn & @JohnLegend for helping spotlight the urgent need to invest in #EiE.
At a time of rising needs, this pledge sends a clear message: education must remain a priority. Because when learning continues, so does #hope.
Just in — 🇩🇪 Germany's @BMZ_Bund appeared via video w/ @johnLegend to announce a pledge of €100M to @EduCannotWait— €20M a year from 2027 to 2031 — for children caught in conflict and crisis. This is what showing up for education looks like. Thank you! 📚 #GlobalCitizenNOW