Two Years On: Afghan Girls’ Call from the Heart to Claim their Right to Education Rings Out Louder Than Ever | Education Cannot Wait

Two years after the de facto Taliban authorities took power in Afghanistan and subsequently banned girls’ access to secondary and tertiary education, Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises – launches a compelling, poignant #AfghanGirlsVoices campaign to elevate to the global stage the voices of Afghan girls deprived of their basic right to educati

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“"One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world." ~@Malala Please retweet if you agree w/this #MondayMotivation & that #EducationCannotWait for any child! @un @malalafund @ziauddiny @ungei @fcdogec @mfa_lu @spainmfa @dfat @yasminesherif1 #222MillionDreams✨📚”

Education Cannot Wait: Transforming Education In Emergencies & Protracted Crises

Yasmine Sherif initially launched Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, from a tiny office in New York in 2017, when the Fund became operational.

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EU Humanitarian Aid | Middle East & North Africa (@ECHO_MiddleEast)

Happy with new school supplies? 📚 These Yemeni children certainly are as costs associated with school are often too high for their parents to bear. Together with @UNICEF_Yemen bringing children back to school. 🏫 #ForEveryChild, #EducationCannotWait

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EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 (@eu_echo)

Here's proof that school brings a 😊 to children’s faces. Thanks to our humanitarian funding, more than 12 000 pupils can safely access education in the West Bank, Palestine. 🏫📚 #EducationCannotWait

EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 (@eu_echo)

Vulnerable out-of-school children in Libya need: 🫂 psychosocial support 👩‍🏫 learning opportunities ✏️ school supplies Together with @NRC_MiddleEast, we help ensure that Nesreen's children have all these needs covered. #EducationCannotWait

EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid 🇪🇺 (@eu_echo)

Vulnerable out-of-school children in Libya need: 🫂 psychosocial support 👩‍🏫 learning opportunities ✏️ school supplies Together with @NRC_MiddleEast, we help ensure that Nesreen's children have all these needs covered. #EducationCannotWait