New ECW Acceleration Facility grant harnesses strategic
partnerships and high-level advocacy to catalyze joint action for
education in emergencies and protracted crises.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst the
chaos of brutal wars, climate change-induced disasters and forced
displacement, education serves as a stabilizing force, providing
children and youth with initial healing, protection, and a sense of
normalcy and hope amidst upheaval. Yet, despite its lifesaving and
life-sustaining role, education in emergencies and protracted
crises continues to be under-prioritized and underfunded.
The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies (EiE Hub) is
committed to broadening alliances to shape global debate, influence
policymaking and achieve systemic change, creating the conditions
to meet the educational needs of crisis-affected and displaced
children and youth. Education Cannot Wait (ECW) announced
today a US$600,000 grant to the EiE
Hub to reinforce these efforts.
The 30-month Acceleration Facility grant will harness the EiE
Hub's convening role and alliance of diverse members to strengthen
global coordination and cross-sectoral collaboration. It will
advance knowledge-sharing and inform policy-making through the
production of critical data and global public goods on important
themes – such as climate change, financing data, legal protection
of education under International Humanitarian Law, and the
implementation of the Safe Schools Declaration, in close
cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross. The
new partnership also aims to promote more inclusive global
approaches by elevating the voices of crisis-affected populations
in policy dialogues and enhancing their participation in
decision-making processes.
"The EiE Hub brings together a unique alliance of global members
from UN agencies, civil society organizations, academic
institutions, government and foundations working together to
achieve common goals. ECW has been a proud partner of the EiE Hub
since 2021. Together, we remain committed to realizing a world
where crisis-affected girls and boys can learn in safety and
without fear. Leveraging the EiE Hub's strategic efforts to
inspire, convene, advocate and catalyze joint action, this
continued partnership will bolster our collective work to promote
inclusive approaches and advance essential global public goods for
education in emergencies and protracted crises," said Yasmine Sherif, Executive Director of Education
Cannot Wait, the global fund for education in emergencies and
protracted crises within the United Nations.
The EiE Hub is a physical and virtual platform that catalyzes
joint action among its 52 global members – including ECW, the
Global Education Cluster, the Inter-agency Network for Education in
Emergencies and many more. The EiE Hub plays a critical role in
bringing actors together, encouraging them to speak with one voice
and break down silos between education and other sectors such as
climate, environment and human rights.
"ECW is one of the original founders of the EiE Hub and a
central partner. Despite a deepening need to support the right to
quality education for millions of crisis-affected children and
youth, humanitarian budgets are tightening worldwide and education
remains one of the most under-prioritized sectors. This ECW grant
is critical to fully harness the EiE Hub's potential to support the
collective power of people acting together, to promote policy
dialogue, partnerships, and inspire political and financial support
to ensure safe, quality education for children and youth affected
by crises and displacement. It will enable the EiE Hub to
facilitate effective collaboration and innovation among diverse
stakeholders, ensuring lasting impacts on education for
crisis-affected and displaced children and youth," said
Petra Heusser, Executive Director of
the EiE Hub.
As well as reinforcing the EiE Hub's position and role within
the wider sector, this new partnership will also help advance ECW's
strategic learning agenda themes – including increased and better
financing, stronger coordination, and data and evidence for
education in emergencies and protracted crises. The end goal is
simple: providing the platforms, resources, knowledge and
partnerships required to address the global learning crisis.
This grant comes at a pivotal time. After ten years of
consistent growth in humanitarian funding for education in
emergencies, there was a 4% decrease in 2023, according to recent
analysis from the EiE Hub. The needs are far outstripping the
resources available. Addressing the many challenges facing the
sector calls for stronger partnerships and collaboration to enhance
political commitment and financing for the sector.
ECW's Acceleration Facility funding mechanism is dedicated to
supporting the creation of global public goods and resources for
the EiEPC sector. The funding window is a key part of ECW's
Strategic Plan to reach 20 million crisis-affected children and
adolescents worldwide. ECW urgently appeals to public and private
sector donors to mobilize US$600
million in additional resources to achieve its US$1.5 billion resource mobilization target for
its 2023-2026 Strategic Plan period.
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