Value proposition

1st global multilateral fund specifically dedicated to education for children in war zones, disasters & crises settings.

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) is the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. We support quality education outcomes for refugee, internally displaced and other crisis-affected girls and boys, so no one is left behind. ECW works through the multilateral system to both increase the speed of responses in crises and connect immediate relief and longer-term interventions through multi-year programming. ECW works in close partnership with governments, public and private donors, UN agencies, civil society organizations, and other humanitarian and development aid actors to increase efficiencies and end siloed responses. ECW urgently appeals to public and private sector donors for expanded support to reach even more vulnerable children and youth. ECW is administered under UNICEF’s financial, human resources and administrative rules and regulations; operations are run by the Fund’s own independent governance structure.

Education in emergencies, Education in conflict and crises, Resource mobilization, Humanitarian response, Humanitarian financing, Development aid, Resilience, Innovation, Partnerships, Localization of aid, Gender equality, Sustainable Development Goal 4, SDG4, Agenda2030, Linking relief and development, Youth, Protection, Equity, and Innovative Financing