The Future of Education is Here for Those Left Furthest Behind

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

Education Cannot Wait Mobilized $23.6 Million to increase support for vulnerable children and youth – already affected by armed conlict, forced displacement and protracted crises – now doubly hit by COVID-19 pandemic. The political and financial pledges were made during a global, high-level event “The Future of Education is Here for Those Left Furthest Behind”, organized by Education Cannot Wait (ECW) on the margins of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. The event was co-hosted by Canada, Colombia, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Global

Activity URL

https://www.educationcannotwait.org/education-cannot-wait-mobilizes-an-additional-us23-6-million-to-increase-support-for-vulnerable-children-and-youth-already-affected-by-armed-conflict-forced-displac

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2020 -

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

Governments of Germany, the United States, Norway and the Netherlands

COVID-19 Response

New for COVID-19

Geographic Scope

Global / regional

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary completion
  • Primary enrollment
  • Secondary completion
  • Secondary Enrollment

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response
  • Emergencies and protracted crises

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

  • Displaced/refugee - External (from other countries)
  • Displaced/refugee - Internal (from other areas of the same country)

Program Approaches Back to Top

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown