Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the first global fund dedicated to education in emergencies and protracted crises. ECW was established during the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 by international humanitarian and development aid actors, along with public and private donors, to help reposition education as a priority on the humanitarian agenda, usher in a more collaborative approach among actors on the ground and foster additional funding to ensure that every crisis-affected child and young person is in school and learning. Based on the recognition that continuous access to quality learning is a priority for children and families affected by conflicts, natural disasters and displacement and that no organisation can do it alone, ECW comes as a ground-breaking initiative bringing together public and private partners eager to work together differently and mobilize the funding required to deploy immediate and sustainable programs tailor-made to the educational needs of these children.

Primary Functions

• Awareness Raising/Advocacy
• Funding

Secondary Functions

• Policy Development/Implementation

Geographic Scope

• Global / regional

Attainment

• Primary completion
• Primary enrollment
• Primary to secondary transition
• Secondary completion

Other skills

• Life skills/sexuality education
• Vocational training

Quality

• Curricula/lesson plans
• School quality
• School-related gender-based violence
• Teacher training

Skills

• Literacy
• Numeracy

Website

Education Cannot Wait

Headquarters location(s)

• New York, New York, United States of America

Office location(s)

• United States of America